Their results revealed that it has some morphological differences from other cable bacteria, as well as genetic similarities ...

"At some point it might not be beneficial anymore to stick around with your buddies. But if you don't, you die." ...

Scientists are exploring bacteria's potential as cancer-fighting agents by genetically engineering them to target and destroy ...

Unfortunately, Vibrio natriegens doesn't have the sophisticated molecular tools that are available in a species like E. coli.

Macrophages salvage nutrients from the bacteria they phagocytose to regulate inflammatory responses, revealing ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

Researchers have developed the Human Intestinal Bacteria Collection (HiBC), comprising 340 gut bacterial strains from 198 ...

These simulations showed that bacteria could still survive and generate electricity by using the surrounding surface to ...

More than 280,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.

Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills ...

Bacterial resistance negates the effect of antibiotics in the treatment of infection. Using mouse models, researchers now show that if antibiotics are administered with an enzyme called endolysin, the ...

The composition of bacterial populations living on our faces plays a significant role in the development of acne and other ...