and how scientists can utilize it to manipulate bacteria for a plethora of purposes. Artificial bacterial transformation is a laboratory technique scientists use to introduce foreign DNA into ...

Artificial sweeteners' effects on the gut microbiome are under scrutiny, with evidence suggesting potential risks to ...

Why Are Mirror Bacteria Dangerous? It is often the case that artificial or modified organisms struggle harder for survival compared to their natural counterparts. Microorganisms developed in ...

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When ...

difficile, a notoriously difficult-to-treat bacterial infection, according to a team of researchers. The targeted treatment was as effective as human fecal transplants in mice against C.

Though the study wasn’t the first time scientists had looked at the link between artificial sweeteners and obesity, it was the first one to detail a potential mechanism for it: The sweeteners changed ...

A drug-resistant strain of bacteria inhabiting hospital settings has evolved to utilize an antimicrobial genetic tool. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is responsible for many ...

they found that there were significant differences in the populations of bacteria before and after regular ingestion of artificial sweeteners, particularly for participants who took sucralose and ...