There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria. Bacteria consist of ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

Discover the evolution of bacteria through machine learning, DNA comparisons, and the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ...

This new piece of the body’s immune defense could open new pathways to improved antibiotics and other medicinal therapies.

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...

In this article, we discuss transformation, bacterial transformation in particular, and how scientists can utilize it to ...