Where Books Meet Bacteria Melinda Grosser combines her love of reading and microbiology in her unique Instagram account.

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

bacteria have also evolved defenses against phage infections. One such defense are "clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats," or CRISPR, now better known for its applications in ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and ...

Microsized robots swarm to break up bacterial biofilms Guided by magnets, photocatalytic microrobots can push through sticky mucus to treat sinus infections in animals by Elizabeth Walsh ...

The red-marked bacteria with the gene cluster switched off were no longer able to synthesize the detergent. The bacteria were then unable to attach to the surface of oil droplets (left) the way ...

A team of materials scientists and chemists at ETH Zürich has developed a way to make "living" ceramics that can detect small amounts of formaldehyde and capture carbon dioxide from the air. In ...

Planet Earth Evolution I'm an evolutionary biologist who investigates real-time evolution in bacteria. These are my 5 must-read science books.

Nanotube-gulping bacteria could enable living photovoltaics and sensors The ingested nanotubes channel current produced by cyanobacteria and emit stable near-infrared light for imaging by Prachi ...

Your Microwave Is Teeming With Bacteria, Study Suggests Researchers found thriving communities of microbes in microwave ovens used in home kitchens, shared spaces and laboratories ...