There could be new hope for people afflicted with the skin-discoloring disease, vitiligo. A new treatment reportedly works ...

Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say ...

Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium that naturally inhabits soils and the human gut, was chosen for its ability to withstand ...

A new chemotaxis-based method could revolutionize the search for extraterrestrial life by detecting microbes movement on Mars ...

The species included in the study were chosen due to their ability to survive in "extreme" environments. The highly motile ...

Nattokinase is a natural enzyme. It comes from natto, a Japanese dish made from soybeans fermented with a bacterium (Bacillus subtilis). Nattokinase can also be taken as a supplement. Nattokinase ...

Bacteria that produce lipase will hydrolyze the olive oil and produce a halo around the bacterial growth. The Gram-positive rod, Bacillus subtilis is lipase positive (pictured on the right) The plate ...

Bacteria that produce lipase will hydrolyze the olive oil and produce a halo around the bacterial growth. The Gram-positive rod, Bacillus subtilis is lipase positive (pictured on the right) The plate ...

A striking example of the specialization of sigma factors for different gene promoters is provided by bacterial sporulation in the species Bacillus subtilis. This bacterium exists in two states ...

Finding life in outer space is one of the great endeavors of humankind. One approach is to find motile microorganisms that can move independently, an ...