Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.

Engineers have derived potent new antibiotics from a frog's secretions. The new molecules demonstrated capabilities on par with existing last-resort antibiotics, without harming human cells or ...

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Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

If you feel like you’re peeing flames, you might be dealing with a urinary tract infection (UTI), That’s a pain in the butt ...

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For decades, bacterial vaginosis has been treated as a women’s health issue—but new research suggests treating male partners ...

“Microplastics are like rafts — a bacteria on its own might not be able to swim down a river, but riding in its biofilm on a tiny bit of plastic it can be disseminated into many different ...