Cancer researchers have discovered something remarkable hiding in plain sight: a common bacteria used to make sauerkraut and ...

A bacterially produced molecule circulates in the bloodstream and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease by hijacking ...

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms ...

Researchers found that Bacillus megaterium can turn over 94% of CO₂ into solid rock using a clean, non-ammonia process.

The human body comprises about 30 trillion to 40 trillion cells, but your intestines contain about 100 trillion gut bacteria.

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

In a new study, researchers have uncovered how exercise might help the immune system fight cancer: by changing the gut ...

New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey, published in Scientific Reports.

Not all bacteria grow the same way, even when they are closely related. In Caulobacter crescentus (left panel), the cell elongates from its center ...

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana ...

A new study projects that millions of stomach cancer cases globally could be fueled by the Helicobacter pylori bacteria.