New CU Boulder research shows that bacteria harness physical laws to operate at the edge of chaos and use calcium to independently diversify and find a place to settle down Let’s talk about the ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered surprising insights into a large, previously unstudied group of bacteria, some originating from Swedish lakes. The findings reveal how bacterial ...

As a grad student in cell biology, Shaeri Mukherjee was always on the lookout for new ways to fiddle with cells’ internal structures. It was the early 2000s, and Mukherjee was working in Dennis ...

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

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli(E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...

Discover how a tiny RNA molecule serves as a molecular switch in viral infections, providing insights into phage biology.

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think - right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in ...

Researchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the onset of Parkinson's disease. A recent study identified gut microbes likely to be involved and ...

Engineers at EPFL have found a way to insert carbon nanotubes into photosynthetic bacteria, which greatly improves their electrical output. They even pass these nanotubes down to their offspring when ...