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 ...

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

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

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

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

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

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

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