Tiny plastic particles may be quietly reshaping microbial life in drinking water systems. Nanoplastics already raise fears because people can ingest them directly. Now scientists say these tiny partic ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

University of British Columbia researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of ...

A destructive plant pathogen has long puzzled scientists with its ability to move swiftly through crops and cause sudden, ...

In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney ...

This discovery not only advances scientific knowledge but also emphasises the need for cross-regional collaboration in ...

Scientists create powerful metallic antibiotics using robotic chemistry, capable of eliminating lethal bacteria without ...

The problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has many health experts worried. As disease-causing bacteria adapt to some of ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

You might want to check in your laundry room to see whether you have one of the recalled stain removers in your cupboard.

While much effort has focused on avoiding anthrax, history has also seen attempts to explore using the bacterial spores to ...