Caltech researchers have reintroduced a classic technique to image the formation and growth of individual cells that make up biofilms, sticky masses of millions of cells that are often responsible for ...

A quick, purification-free method was developed by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo, to capture the detailed 3D ...

Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple ...

Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.

A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping ...

Scientists have already created designer viruses in a lab that can kill dangerous bacteria. The next step is designing and ...

The bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an unwelcome visitor in the human body. Serious infections can result when a ...

Liquid metal embedded with dormant bacterial spores forms a living conductor that heals itself, resists oxidation, and boosts ...

Researchers used paths of artificial sugar to study how bacteria sense their environment while forming communities. Red and ...