The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and ...

University of Oklahoma researchers have discovered that some bacteria in the gut have their own unique "weapon system" to ...

Newly discovered weapons of bacterial self-defense take different approaches to achieving the same goal: preventing a virus from spreading through the bacterial population.

Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cleanrooms, others are ... | Microbiology ...

The skin microbiome plays an important role in health and disease. Researchers have now substantiated that certain skin bacteria can protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation specifically ...

The creek has widespread “fecal” contamination and high levels of bacteria, including E. coli, and the city has banned swimming in all of its waterways for more than 50 years because of the ...

The genome structure — how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism — is fundamental to the processes and functions of organisms.

A deep-sea bacteria could be the answer to cleaning up decades-old oil spills in weeks After a disastrous deep-sea oil spill, a bacteria was discovered at great ocean depths, feasting on the oil.

Indian scientists have discovered a whole range of bacteria that can survive in space. These novel organisms were found to be residing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions. The ...

Cell division is the process by which a parental cell gives rise to two daughter cells. The process involves both nuclear division and cytokinesis and can either produce two equal cells (symmetric ...

Mariangela Hungria, a microbiologist in Brazil, spent decades looking for bacteria in the soil that could act like fertilizer, boosting farmers' harvests. But she faced a lot of skepticism. "When I ...