A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, ...

Like humans struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, bacterial cells need social distancing to thwart viruses. But in some situations, such as inside elevators or within the candy-colored ...

Antibiotic resistance is a significant and growing medical problem worldwide. Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and collaborators have found a novel genetic arrangement that may ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

Rice bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, remains a major threat to global food security. Over the past decades, genetic research has elucidated the complex interplay between ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...