When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a master of survival. It thrives in soil and water—and in the human body, especially when the immune system is compromised. In hospitals, P. aeruginosa is one of the most ...

Bacteria produce materials that are of interest to humans, such as cellulose, silk and minerals. The advantage of producing bacteria in this way is that it is sustainable, takes place at room ...

Beneficial bacteria occupy specific regions in the gut, contributing to our health via the microbiome. A new study has identified the genes that good bacteria use to colonize these regions, opening ...

You’ve probably heard of the microbiome — the hordes of bacteria and other tiny life forms that live in our guts. Well, it turns out those bacteria have viruses that exist in and around them — with ...

A deadly 'superbug' that doctors struggle to detect and is resistant to most treatments is silently exploding in America, with cases of the bacterial infection skyrocketing since 2019, according to a ...