Pathogenic Salmonella injects effector proteins into the cells of the gastrointestinal tract to penetrate and multiply within ...

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these ...

A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our ...

Scientists have discovered how a diarrhea-causing strain of bacteria uses 'molecular scissors' to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.

Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to pump out antibiotics indiscriminately? Researchers show this is an ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent threats in modern medicine. But scientists are looking to oysters for help ...

When subjected to physical pressure, archaea - ancient single-celled organisms - form multicellular structures.

While the health effects of artificial sweeteners are still up for debate, a new study suggests they might also be a ...

Archaea—one of the three primary domains of life alongside bacteria and eukaryotes—are often overlooked and sometimes ...

Researchers led by the University of Waterloo have discovered how to turn common bacteria into high-efficiency factories ...