The structure provides fascinating insight into the peculiar molecular features that bacteria have evolved to enable them to float in a watery environment, and it sheds light on the ingenious ...

Washing healthcare uniforms at home might seem safe. But new research shows this common practice could actually be helping ...

Scientists mapped the bacterial flagellum in atomic detail, revealing it as a target to disarm infections without killing ...

Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

"Chatter" between bacteria in a biofilm helps colonies to scavenge food and defend against threats like antibiotics. New research has shown that these signals are affected by the structure of the ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers surveyed the global airborne bacterial communities to understand their community structure and biogeographic distribution patterns. In ...

An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds in pathogenic bacteria of the genus Pandoraea: pandorabactins. They enable ...

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic ...

Bacteria choose to swarm based on what happened to their great-grandparents. ... who studies bacterial structures called biofilms. In reality, bacteria frequently survive by working together.