New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...

Biologists mapping the human microbiome expected to find new bacteria and viruses, not entities that slip through every ...

All living organisms adapt in order to survive, and bacteria are no exception. Over many decades, some bacteria have ...

New human clinical trial proves arginine, an amino acid, can modify plaque formation on teeth, thereby protecting against ...

The human body contains numerous microbiomes – complex communities of bacteria that influence our health in ways we’re still discovering. While gut health has dominated recent scientific discussions, ...

We may have an adequate understanding of the human body in that, well, we invented aspirin and sequenced the genome, but researchers still find out new things about the humble homo sapien all of the ...

There is usually one bit of genomic DNA in a bacterial cell that encodes for most of its functions, but bacteria can carry other bits of genetic material like plasmids, which could carry a gene for ...

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii splitting into multiple cells at once, a rare kind of cell division called multiple fission. C. matruchotii is one of the most common bacteria ...

An electron microscope image showing clumps of Streptococcus mutans, strains of which are the dominant cavity-causing bacteria in humans. The bacteria form clumps after producing and secreting a ...

Cavities and gum disease usually don’t portend good news, but in the case of two teeth, they prove remarkable. Molars from 4,000-year-old human remains that date back to the Bronze Age were found in a ...