Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock deep beneath the sea. Newly discovered single-celled creatures living deep beneath the seafloor have given researchers…
Scientists Identify Microbe That Could Help Degrade Polyurethane-Based Plastics A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as…
Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United States have developed high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue. The images,…
Cement and concrete haven’t changed much as technology in over a hundred years, but researchers in Colorado are revolutionizing building materials by literally bringing them…
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the Zika virus. Between 2015 and 2016, Brazil suffered from an…
Two factors that control the expression of a key gene required by luminescent bacteria to kill competing bacterial cells have been identified. The finding, by…
Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba. An international team of researchers have now diverse populations of…
To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and keyboards, as well as the inside of catheters and breathing…
Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strains. Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonized the potable water dispenser aboard…
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a…
Researchers from AMOLF (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Harvard University (USA) show how the ability of organisms to move around plays a role in stabilizing ecosystems….
A promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. A new group of antibiotics with a unique approach to attacking bacteria has been discovered,…
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science that they have developed a new strategy to protect honey bees from…
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Sensing and treating bacterial infections earlier could help…
One of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria say researchers. Scientists say their idea — as yet unproven —…
E. coli and A. baylyi form intricate flower patterns under the microscope. Microbial communities inhabit every ecosystem on Earth, from soil to rivers to the…
Researchers have copied the way organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves, paving the way for greener chemical and fuel production. The new technique, pioneered…
Certain bacteria can override a defense mechanism of the immune system, so-called programmed cell death, through inhibition of death effector molecules by their outer membranes…