When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

Dead bacteria release an enzyme that breaks down their contents into nutrients for other bacteria, highlighting a novel ...

Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. Thats ...

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...