To make the biodegradable plastic, the researchers fed the heat-shock tolerized (HST) Bacillus subtilis spores and TPU pellets into a plastic extruder. The ingredients were mixed and melted at 135 ...

To make the biodegradable plastic, the researchers fed Bacillus subtilis spores and TPU pellets into a plastic extruder. The ingredients were mixed and melted at 135 degrees Celsius, then extruded ...

For spores of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, the solution is simple: It counts. These “living rocks” sense it’s time to revive, or germinate, ...

The bacterium Bacillus subtilis can be found anywhere from soil to a human’s gastrointestinal tract. Known as hay or grass bacillus, B. subtilis is often used as an agricultural plant to deter ...

The innovative use of Bacillus subtilis spores not only paves the way for wearable, non-invasive sensors but also redefines the possibilities for biosensing technology as a whole.

Under stress from heavy metal ions, Bacillus subtilis forms spores. The team mixed these engineered spores with poly ...

To make the biodegradable plastic, the researchers fed Bacillus subtilis spores and TPU pellets into a plastic extruder. The ingredients were mixed and melted at 135 degrees Celsius, then extruded ...

So the scientists genetically engineered spores of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis so that the pump would not work. Then, they applied a timed dose of the nutrient L-alanine to them and monitored ...

Twin spores can be beneficial under particularly harsh conditions, but jumping from single spores to twin spores requires changing cell signaling, division, and chromosomal replication. This is a ...

Facing starvation and stress conditions, some bacteria enter a dormant state in which life processes stop. Shutting down into a deep dormancy allows these cells, called spores, to withstand punishing ...

That caused Bacillus subtilis bacteria to come to life and begin producing spores – a process that generates enough electricity to power small sensors, such as cameras that could be used to ...

Spores of Bacillus subtilis are used for self-healing of concrete: Water penetrating through cracks causes the spores to grow out, which then form carbonate, closing the cracks.