An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow ...

A global team has made a significant advance in understanding how bacterial plasmids contribute to antibiotic resistance.

When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many bacteria—like plants and animals—are organized into species, he upended a ...

Yale researchers uncovered the molecular machinery behind nanowire assembly in microbes, enabling advances in electricity ...

Using the improved technique, McCurry found that certain glucocorticoids are more abundant in human bile than others. The ...

Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the ...

Millions of people living with diabetes endure the daily burden of managing their condition, relying on devices that require ...

The transcription factor regulatory network in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is complex and involves multiple regulators that respond to various environmental signals and physiological cues by regulating ...

We have yet to find the cure for cancer, but there are ways to treat the disease and mitigate your risk of dying from it - ...

When Jamila Acfalle decided to get her first cat, she had one requirement: It had to be brave. Acfalle is a dog trainer in a suburb of Portland, Oregon. She works with dogs that have behavior problems ...

Understanding bacterial growth mechanisms can potentially help uncover novel drug targets that are crucial for maintaining cellular viability, particularly for bacterial pathogens. In this important ...

The gut microbiome, or the community of microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract, has emerged as an important ...