In what they labeled a "surprising" finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the ...

A bizarre bacteria has been discovered with an ability previously thought impossible for its kind. This strange discovery could shine a light on how some of our earliest single-celled ancestors formed ...

As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are ...

Gut bacteria evolve rapidly in response to different diets, UCLA evolutionary biologists report in a new study. The ...

Researchers from ETH Zurich have succeeded in introducing large quantities of unnatural amino acids into bacteria, enabling ...

Article reviewed by Phoebe Lostroh, PhD from Colorado College. Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. Louis Pasteur prepared the first liquid bacterial culture medium in 1860, ...

Researchers suggest targeting the fatty coat of tuberculosis bacteria could enhance the effectiveness of existing TB antibiotics.

Pseudomonas bacteria can defend themselves against attacks from other bacteria, but this makes them more sensitive to ...

A new theory of Alzheimer's disease reassesses the role of beta-amyloid in the brain. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The pursuit ...