A bioproduction method that ties compound synthesis to bacterial survival could be used to mass-produce natural products.

In the future, clothes might come from vats of living microbes. Reporting in the journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers demonstrate that bacteria can both create fabric and dye it in every color ...

Researchers have developed a sustainable method for creating and dyeing fabric using living bacteria. In this method, the ...

From indigo dye pits to cutting-edge pattern making, West Africa is rich with craftsmanship, but has lacked the ...

Pigments are uncommon in the textile industry because, unlike dyes, they are insoluble in water and need a binder to stick to fabrics. The acrylic and polyurethane binders typically used can make ...