Specifically, researchers inserted into these bacteria a newly discovered enzyme from slime mold, called ...

Engineers have developed a new way to produce tagatose, a low-calorie sugar, using engineered bacteria and cheap glucose ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

Agarolytic enzymes, predominantly produced by diverse marine bacteria, play a pivotal role in the degradation of agar—a complex polysaccharide derived from red algae cell walls. These enzymes not only ...

Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The ...

Many bacteria produce natural products, small molecules that are secreted from the cell that allow them to thrive in diverse environments that they face. Many of these compounds have important ...

Gram-negative bacteria cause a variety of infectious diseases in plants and animals alike. Outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli infections often make headlines due to their severity, and people have to ...

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a ...

Nearly two centuries ago, scientists discovered bilirubin, a yellow pigment produced by the breakdown of red blood cells that turns the skin and whites of the eyes yellow if it accumulates in the body ...

Newly discovered mechanism by which oral bacteria affect gut health coincides with worsening liver health in patients with ...