Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

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

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

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

The world urgently needs new antibiotics. In 2019 alone, antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed more than 4.5 million people ...

derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists have sought to learn how the ...

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

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 ...

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists have sought to learn how the single-cell organisms survive phage infection in a bid to further ...