A laboratory experiment suggests caffeine may boost E. coli’s antibiotic resistance. However, whether this discovery applies ...

The DNA of nearly all life on Earth contains many redundancies, and scientists have long wondered whether these redundancies ...

About one in six cellphones tested in the U.K. had traces of E. coli bacteria from fecal matter, a new study released for Global Handwashing Day suggests.

A look beyond topography: Transient phenomena of Escherichia coli cell division captured with high-speed in-line force mapping. Science Advances, 2025; 11 (5) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads3010 ...

Ingredients of our daily diet—including caffeine—can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown ...

Scientists have found that a type of chemical reaction which takes place in living cells can be catalysed by phosphate molecules present in the gut bacteria E coli, known to cause urinary tract ...

The team also observed a weak spot, less than 100 nm in diameter, in a dividing E. coli cell that ruptured, causing cell depressurization and death. Interestingly, the bursting cell caused ...