Jasper Herbert Kane, 101, a biochemist who suggested that antibiotics could be made in mass quantities rather than dose by dose, died Tuesday in Boca Raton, Fla., of natural causes associated with ...

To thwart interfering microbes, scientists created biofuel-making bacteria and yeasts that get essential nutrients from manmade sources. Scientists haven’t ironed out all the kinks of making biofuels ...

LACTIC acid fermentation during the steeping of corn influences the biological value of corn-steep for penicillin fermentation 1–4. Until now no attention has been paid to the changes in the ...

The natural-occurring biopolymer known as chitosan is being put forward as an effective alternative to growth-promoting antibiotics in the diet of ruminants, according to new research. The ...

A new technique gives biofuel-producing microbes the upper hand against unwanted invaders. The development could reduce the cost and environmental impact of producing liquid biofuels and biochemicals ...