A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

Studies published in Nature Cancer reveal how bacterial presence in head and neck cancers affects treatment response, ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that bacteria inside cancerous tumors may be key to understanding why ...

Propionibacterium acnes, now more commonly referred to as Cutibacterium acnes, is a gram-positive bacterium that naturally ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...

Living bacteria embedded in silicone can absorb green LED light and re-emit it as red, offering a potential sustainable ...

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides—the body's own tiny protein molecules—for a spray to help ...