A research group led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos, Brazil, has identified a number of bioactive compounds in a marine sponge collected on Fernando de Noronha, an ...

Explore India's potential in futuristic marine and space biotechnology to enhance biomanufacturing and strengthen its ...

A bioactive compound produced by an extremophilic bacterium has potential industrial applications. An international collaboration of researchers has isolated a bioactive compound in extremophilic ...

An article published in the journal Scientific Reports describes how researchers analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria found in the El Medano hot springs, located in Chile in the central Andes, and ...

One striking example is eribulin, a chemotherapy drug inspired by halichondrin B, a compound originally found in the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. The natural source, however, was never practical ...

The gut and breast milk microbiomes both harbored antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) with distinct diversity and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the living world, from microbes to ecosystems. Humans have relied on the ocean for millennia as a source of food and ...

Could an ordinary carrot improve the treatment of type 2 diabetes? A new study from SDU suggests so. The researchers found that carrots can enhance the body's ability to regulate blood sugar and ...