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

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

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.

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

Space-based experiments show that microgravity-induced mutations in bacteriophages may improve their ability to target ...

Are all bacterial cells in a group alike? It doesn't seem so. A population of bacterial cells may be heteroresistant, which is to say that some may be able to evade the effects of antibiotics, while ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...

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

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...