These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

Scientists call for increased vigilance. Researchers raise alarm after discovering new type of bacteria killing dogs in US: ...

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

A potato disease bacterium, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, spreads via potato psyllids. New research shows one type, ...

Spacecraft are assembled in specialized “cleanrooms” that are designed to avoid contamination from dust and microorganisms.

The flagellar tails of bacteria rotate clockwise or counterclockwise because of active mechanical forces that pressure the ...

Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...

Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively ...

In another, perhaps counterintuitive study, mice that had all their gut bacteria wiped out were protected from gaining as ...

Microbes often display cooperative behaviour in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively benefit the group. But ...

Bacteria form teams to hunt and survive, but lazy cheaters always try to freeload without contributing. Groundbreaking IISc ...

Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China Tung Research Centre, City University of ...