In the 1950s, Dupont developed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, which were integrated into a huge array of products over the next decades, including cooking pans, popcorn bags, pizza boxes ...

An analysis of an unusual enzyme could result in a new generation of antimicrobial medicines to counter antibiotic resistance ...

Recent studies have examined the effects of non-thermal processing on phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins, vitamins and ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Institutes of Health have identified the microbial enzyme responsible for giving urine its yellow hue, according to a new study published in the ...

Bacterial sensory systems represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving area at the intersection of molecular microbiology and biochemistry, where recent ...

There are many mysteries in life that we end up shrugging off. Why is urine yellow? It just is, right? Rather than flush that 125-year-old question down the toilet, scientists sought out the answer, ...

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In a recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology, a group of researchers identified and characterized BilR, a novel gut microbiota-derived enzyme, and explored its role in the reduction ...

Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms. These biofilms act as thick barriers limiting the entry of drugs and helping the bacteria become ...

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the ...