A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: ...

If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

"Bacteria naturally home to tumors and because this treatment is so targeted, it can treat some cancers without the harsh side effects you'd see with other systematically delivered therapies ...

In the microscopic world, bacteria face a similar scenario. For every bacterium out there—good and bad—there ... implications for medicine and biotechnology. "Revealing the mechanism of ...

By analyzing E. coli protein levels, scientists found a surplus of membrane shuttle proteins that may play a role in antibiotic resistance.

The data suggests that the body's use of nutrient scarcity as a defense mechanism may actually enable bacteria's survival in the long run.