Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

The sensory proteins that control the motion of bacteria constantly fluctuate. AMOLF researchers, together with international collaborators from ETH Zurich and University of Utah, found out that these ...

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

University of British Columbia researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of ...

Scientists create powerful metallic antibiotics using robotic chemistry, capable of eliminating lethal bacteria without ...

Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

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 live.