Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are considered one of the most promising sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived plastics. Poly[(D-lactate)-co-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (LAHB) is an ...

Indian-origin scientist Dr. Niju Narayanan, a Berkeley Lab researcher with global impact in biotechnology, passes away in ...

Designing a high-density fed-batch, E. coli-based strategy to produce recombinant GLP-1 cuts upstream production costs 20–30%.

After a spill from a massive sewage pipe in the Potomac River, testing revealed dangerously high E. coli levels extending from Montgomery County into Washington, D.C. A week after a massive ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate. The study opens the door to potential new treatments for bacterial ...

New US dietary guidelines released Wednesday echo past advice, but also include nods to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement — urging ...

Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. She previously worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program. An Idaho-based company is recalling ...

Grass-fed ground beef that was distributed to six states has been recalled over possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall on more than 2,800 pounds of raw 90/10 ground beef processed by Mountain West Food Group, LLC, from ...

Transient gene expression (TGE) is commonly used for the rapid production of protein-based therapeutics, including antibodies that require post-translational modifications. We previously published a ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells. How genes are turned on ...