Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" ...

Scientists have discovered Amazonian bacteria capable of combating mercury contamination in areas affected by toxic mining.

Researchers in Leiden have, for the first time, observed how a specialized enzyme helps bacteria stay alive when oxygen levels are low, and how that process can be blocked. The study, published in ...

Although the researchers did not create an entire cell that could function without a crucial building block, the findings ...

Dental implants have given tens of millions of people something dentures never could: a full set of fixed and fully ...

Gut stem cells can detect invading bacteria and transform into bacteria-killing cells, revealing an unexpected immune defense ...

Scientists create new antibiotic that could help treat drug resistant infections - Antibiotic resistance is responsible for more than a million global deaths a year ...

In a new study, researchers show how so‑called TriPcides can target the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including antibiotic‑resistant strains such as MRSA. The compounds disrupt the bacteria's ...

The 'fleshing-eating' disease caused by the Vibrio vulnificus bacterium is expected to increase with rising oceanic ...

Drug-resistant superbugs could be beaten by treating diseases with human antibodies, suggests a new study. The overuse of ...

Food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed BactiSee, a smartphone-based technology designed to ...