New research on sulfate-reducing bacteria may offer good news for bioremediation efforts to clean up acid mine drainages and other environments with high levels of harmful metals.

Sulfate-reducing bacteria is known to extract metal dissolved in anoxic waters and by isolating it into nanoscale particles. But, the tiny size …

A simple, cheap treatment using just oxygen could allow organic produce growers to store their crops for longer and go a long way towards reducing the price of organic fruit and vegetables.
I admit that I am into organic produce but mostly because it tastes better and fresher than the conventionally …

Today, it has been 3 years since I recovered from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or RMSF - a disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a species of bacteria that is spread by hard ticks. On one hand, it is kind of cool that I had contracted a relatively rare and …