MIT scientists have found a clever new way to make bacteria send out signals that can be seen from far away—up to 90 meters.

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed ...

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these ...

Alcohol is used in disinfectants (think GermEx), and disinfectants are solely used to kill bacteria. And while we’re playing devil’s advocate, alcohol can also sterilize good bacteria, so it’s a toss ...

Scientists from King's College London have managed to grow a human tooth under laboratory conditions. And while this ...

In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.