Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

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

In this article, we discuss transformation, bacterial transformation in particular, and how scientists can utilize it to ...

Dead bacteria release an enzyme that breaks down their contents into nutrients for other bacteria, highlighting a novel ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Trying to predict how bacteria will spread is like predicting the flight of a leaf in a windstorm—it's a complicated and ...

A research team has, for the first time in the world, revealed the identity and differentiation process of human cervical ...

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...

Assistant Professor Andrew Monteith's lab in the Department of Microbiology is documenting how key immune cells detect ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...