The s-shaped growth curve is a staple of business strategy. It explains everything from product adoption to corporate growth—slow emergence, rapid acceleration, and eventually, a plateau.

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens.

“Our research shows that tumour-resident bacteria adapt as the tumour develops to produce what the cancerous cells need, and then feed off some of the nutrients that the tumour produce ...

Speaker one In our experiment we’re going to investigate the effect of antiseptics on bacterial growth. We’re going to be using agar plates that have been inoculated with bacteria and measure ...