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

Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium that naturally inhabits soils and the human gut, was chosen for its ability to withstand temperatures up to 100°C (212°F), while Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis was ...

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 ...

Using synthetic biology, the research team engineered Bacillus subtilis with a genetic circuit to control the secretion of a ...

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

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 ...