Initially, the researchers genetically modified the metabolic pathway of a strain of Komagataeibacter xylinus bacteria to ...

In the future, your clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Trends in ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and dyeing fabric using living bacteria. In this method, the living bacteria simultaneously grow fabric and dye it in every color of the ...

In the future, your clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology on November 12 ...

Researchers at Imperial College London have genetically engineered bacteria to grow animal- and plastic-free leather that dyes itself. In recent years, scientists and companies have started using ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a versatile biomaterial produced naturally by certain bacteria species, including Komagataeibacter xylinus. Scientists have considered it as an alternative to synthetic ...

Bacteria-produced leather is already an eco-friendly alternative to its cow-derived counterpart, but it could soon be even eco-friendlier. Scientists have derived a method of getting the microbes to ...

Scientists are bringing the concept of “living materials” one step closer to reality by using one of nature’s toughest ...

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Researchers have discovered that a mutation in the cellulose making machinery of E. coli bacteria allows them to cause severe disease in people -- 'good' bacteria make cellulose and 'bad' bacteria can ...

Cellulose is the primary component of the cell walls of plants, making it the most common polymer on Earth. It’s responsible for the properties of materials like wood and cotton and is the primary ...