The Catalysts for Science Policy organization plans to introduce a bill aimed at adopting Lactococcus lactis as Wisconsin’s state microbe. Affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, CaSP’s goal is ...

Scientists in India have reported a rare case of infection in a woman who consumed unpasteurized dairy products before falling sick. Lactococcus lactis cremoris, previously known as Streptococcus ...

Cheese-making bacteria have been engineered to produce skin repair proteins that promote rapid healing when applied to wounds in mice. A clinical trial is now under way to see if they can help to heal ...