Take a typical fish out of water and it won’t live long. It gets the oxygen it needs from the water it swims in. In a similar way, scientists are exploring dependency as a method of controlling what ...

Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, ...

Human microbiome research is a blossoming field of study, shedding light on the millions of microbes living within us — ...

Yuchen Geng and Arpita Bose consider the invisible foundation of life, explaining why microbes must be included in ...

Scientists have found a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections – and they did it using artificial intelligence. Using a machine-learning algorithm, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute ...

Just because a topical antiseptic is swabbed on the skin doesn't mean it stays on the skin. In a new study, Northwestern ...

Deep-sea microbes are adapting to global warming by reducing their use of iron and altering global marine chemistry.

Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that's difficult to quantify. They're also incredibly old Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are ...

Every day, you handle a ton of objects without even thinking about it: phone in hand, keyboard under your fingers, water bottle in your mouth... Have you ever thought about the amount of bacteria ...

A new study has shown that overuse of antimicrobials in livestock production can drive the evolution of bacteria more resistant to the first line of the human immune response. Bacteria that had ...