A recently identified bacterial protein structure is contributing to the design of novel anticancer drug delivery systems.

Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

Dozens of surfers fell ill after swimming in seas that turned into a ‘bacterial smoothie’ of sea foam in Australia. What was ...

Two windswept beaches 80km south of Adelaide have been closed to the public after locals reported “more than 100” surfers ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterial protein, the structure of which is being used in the design of protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors.

Moscow is Russia’s leading industrial region. The city is home to more than 4,500 companies that produce everything from ...

In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new ...

New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...

ETH researchers discovered related structures in Asgard archaea and describe their structure. These experiments show that ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...