Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire more effective drugs.

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in ...

The bacteria, discovered by scientists deep inside a cave set into a Romanian mountain range, has 100 genes that would grant ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

A strain of bacteria found in a Romanian ice cave is resistant to ten modern antibiotics, according to a new study. View on ...

Five-thousand-year-old microbes reveal nature’s antibiotic arms race, and hold clues to both the threat of drug resistance ...

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

The newly discovered microorganism appears to show resistance to a dozen modern antibiotics, but it also inhibits the growth of other bacteria ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered an ancient bacterial strain resistant to multiple types of antibiotics – which could worsen the ...