It is a common gut bacteria that never normally sees the light of day, but now Chinese scientists have engineered E coli so that it ... into novel photosynthetic life forms”.

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller ...

From time to time, outbreaks of E. coli pop up in the news cycle. For instance, in October 2024, dozens of McDonald's ...

This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Escherich, the German physician who discovered Escherichia coli. Jörg Hacker and Gabriele Blum-Oehler reflect on the life of Escherich ...

(AP Photo/Richard Drew) A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly ...