Microbiology

The next generation of dating algorithms will use real-life interactions.

In the fight against insects, plants have evolved an arsenal of ingenious chemical defenses.

Burgers and fries have nearly killed our ancestral microbiome.

High-speed cameras capture how bouncing rain spreads crop disease.

No matter how safe the lab is, humans working with deadly bioagents can make errors.

You’re dead meat without special molecules that kill rotten proteins.

Anxious distillers are trying to make bourbon old before its time.

Suspended animation is becoming a life-saving medical procedure.

14-year-old creates eco-battery with aluminum foil, old guitar strings, and club soda.