Bacteria are a major cause of infections and death in hospital settings, due—in part—to the rising incidence of antibiotic ...

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

In their landmark 1961 paper on the lac operon, Nobel laureates François Jacob and Jacques Monod speculated that RNA might control gene activity in bacteria through base-pairing interactions. But once ...

In the rapidly evolving field of industrial biotechnology, bacteria have emerged as crucial agents driving innovation and sustainable development.

A mineral-hogging fungus can “bully” bacteria into becoming more antibiotic resistant, according to new work published June 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists. The ...

A study shows reduced fiber metabolism in celiac disease due to missing gut bacteria, highlighting the need for targeted ...

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