As environmental conditions changed, the analysis showed, different bacterial strains were able to thrive and become dominant – only to lose ground to other strains as the seasons changed back. Around ...

The gut microbiome, which seems to be affected by our diet, plays an important role in reducing the growth of potentially ...

Imagine using living bacteria to answer mathematical questions or solve problems that a traditional computer would usually handle. It might sound like something out of a tacky sci-fi film, but it’s a ...

Kitchen sinks can have over 17,000 bacteria per square inch, and tap handles can have 13,000. Yes, you read correctly—per ...

Protecting our oceans is vital, and while the reasons seem endless, check out these 5 reasons to protect our oceans.

Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Berkeley Laboratory, have published a study in ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such ...

Researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm.

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms.