New microbiome data show that intestinal bacteria can generate clinically relevant alcohol levels, validating a rare syndrome ...

With growing global energy demands, the push for sustainable fuel alternatives has led scientists to explore biofuel production from microorganisms. A recent study led by Bharat Kumar Majhi presents ...

At 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 1920, America was cut off. Saloons closed their doors. Taps stopped flowing. People stockpiled their whiskey, beer and wine to weather the dry spell that would last 13 years.

The microorganisms in the intestines of many overweight people produce alcohol to an increased extent, as Max Nieuwdorp, professor of Internal Medicine at Amsterdam UMC discovered a few years ago.

The grain-based alcohol called ethanol has been burned in cars since the days of Henry Ford. But thanks to unforeseen consequences of the Clean Air Act — and to perks in the energy bill — it’s ...