These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

That includes cleanrooms where spacecrafts are assembled. These places are designed to minimize dust and microorganisms in ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Each year, more than two million people die from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Previous research has linked gut ...

Somehow, 26 new species of bacteria have managed to survive in the harshest place on Earth -- a NASA cleanroom.

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...