A bizarre bacteria has been discovered with an ability previously thought impossible for its kind. This strange discovery could shine a light on how some of our earliest single-celled ancestors formed ...

Penn State scientists uncovered an ancient bacterial defense where dormant viral DNA helps bacteria fight new viral threats. The enzyme PinQ flips bacterial genes to create protective proteins that ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB), that is. Scooped from the sulfide-laden sediments of a tidal ...

Bacteria that lurk in food can make that food delicious or deadly. Why is it that some bacteria in food are safe and even beneficial, while others are harmful and can cause illness? "Over millions of ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...