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Browsing: Bacteria
Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that exist in virtually every environment on Earth, from deep oceans to the human body. While some bacteria cause infections and disease, many play essential roles in processes like digestion, nutrient cycling, and maintaining ecological balance. Scientists study bacteria to better understand their complex interactions with hosts, their resistance to antibiotics, and their potential use in biotechnology and medicine. This page highlights the latest research on bacterial biology, emerging pathogens, antibiotic resistance, and breakthroughs in using bacteria for health and environmental solutions.
Discovery draws surprising parallels between low-level organisms and sophisticated neurons; lays the groundwork for memory-capable…
Biologists have long hoped to understand the nature of the earliest living organisms on Earth.…
New research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and…
Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces such as…
Unique protein acts as an inward proton pump in a distant microbial relative. Researchers investigated…
Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to organic building blocks. If humans…
It is a longstanding challenge to be able to control biological systems to perform specific…
Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock deep beneath the sea. Newly discovered…
Scientists Identify Microbe That Could Help Degrade Polyurethane-Based Plastics A strain of an extremophile group…
Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United States have developed high-resolution…
Cement and concrete haven’t changed much as technology in over a hundred years, but researchers…
Brazilian study correlates consumption of contaminated water with the severity of malformations caused by the…
Two factors that control the expression of a key gene required by luminescent bacteria to…
Chlamydia are infamous for causing sexually transmitted infections in humans and animals or even amoeba.…
To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to coat phone screens and…
Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strains. Two particularly tenacious…
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant…