A sugar produced by soil bacteria may be able to stop the loss of skin pigment caused by vitiligo. Injecting the molecule into mice with the autoimmune disease slowed the rate of the rodents’ pigment ...

Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere. While many organisms depend on an oxygen-rich environment to survive, ...

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Northwestern researchers have made notable advancements in medicine and physics in the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their latest research developments. New microbial therapy slows the ...

This review demonstrates that high-level violacein production is now achievable by combining optimized biosynthetic pathways, enhanced precursor supply, and finely tuned fermentation strategies, while ...

South Dakota State University researcher Dr. Ananda Nanjundaswamy is developing natural, microbe-based pigments to replace synthetic food dyes like Red No. 3, which the FDA plans to ban by 2027.

Early Earth might have shimmered in shades of purple, not green, according to the Purple Earth Hypothesis. Researchers ...