Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource ...

Being magnetotactic means that MMB are part of a select group of bacteria that orient their movement based on Earth's ...

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

Long-term studies at Georgia Tech and beyond show that evolution is happening right now. They capture the rise of new species ...

Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, ...

New research suggests that VREfm have the ability to produce bacteriocin, an antimicrobial that can kill or inhibit other ...

This important study analyzes the effect of heat treatment on phage-bacterial interactions and convincingly shows that prior heat exposure alters the bacterial cell envelope, enhancing persistence and ...