Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

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

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

Bacteria have mostly been portrayed as villains that make us sick, but the Human Microbiome Project showed that we share our ...

A new soda pop containing a mixture of prebiotics to encourage bacterial diversity is now available. Currently, there is no ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

A research team has, for the first time in the world, revealed the identity and differentiation process of human cervical ...

Assistant Professor Andrew Monteith's lab in the Department of Microbiology is documenting how key immune cells detect ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

New research has revealed an unexpected prevention and cure for cervical cancer by use of lactic acid bacteria and lactic ...