A bacterium living quietly in the intestines of a tiny tree frog has done something cancer researchers spend careers chasing: ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate.

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but ...

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

With the antibacterial system in place, researchers created precise bacterial patterns. They spread nanoparticle-coated bacteria on mixed cellulose ester membranes and exposed them to light through a ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

If gut bacteria are too similar to the protective layer of nerves, they can misdirect the immune system and cause it to ...

Living with a dog may shape teens’ behavior by changing the microbiome, with dog-associated bacteria linked to lower ...

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating ...

I have had a UTI several times and know the symptoms. This last time, when I went to urgent care, they said they needed a ...