A new study from the University of Haifa – Oranim Campus, published in the prestigious scientific journal Current Biology, ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

Using bacteria to fight cancer dates back to the 1860s when William B Coley, often called the father of immunotherapy, ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Understanding and controlling how bacteria move through obstacle-filled environments has long been a challenge. A new model ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

Trying to predict how bacteria will spread is like predicting the flight of a leaf in a windstorm — it's a complicated and chaotic business. Factor in ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The answer to this antimicrobial resistance, which the ...

It’s important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the timescale of a fast-moving field like synthetic biology, a decade is a very long ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...