Articles by

Erin Garcia de Jesus

To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)

In parts of Eurasia, the key to a tangy yogurt treat scurries along the forest floor. Red...

AI-designed proteins test biosecurity safeguards

New patches to biosecurity screening software can make it harder to produce potentially harmful proteins using artificial...

AI generated its first working genome: a tiny bacteria killer

Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working genomes.  Two...

Staph bacteria are bad at letting go

Some microbes can be quite clingy. Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial species responsible for staph infections, latches onto...

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Sometimes even bats need a sick day. Bats are renowned for the ability to be infected with...

Tiny thumbnails may be key for rodents’ global takeover

Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws that help the animals climb...

A bioengineered protein may someday treat carbon monoxide poisoning

An antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning could come from bacteria. Mice treated with a tweaked version of...

River turbulence can push toxic pollutants into the air

Toxic pollutants from a Southern California river are infiltrating the air. Polluted water surging along a turbulent...