Antibiotic resistance is widely linked to antibiotic misuse, yet growing evidence suggests that everyday environmental ...

Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group ...

Antibiotic resistance is widely linked to antibiotic misuse, yet growing evidence suggests that everyday environmental chemicals may also accelerate ...

Microplastics in soil can create tiny microbial hotspots, potentially reshaping soil health and the long-term sustainability ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

If any organism could survive getting catapulted off the surface of Mars and drifting through interplanetary space, this would be the one. The question was whether it could handle the initial violence ...

A new study finds India's urban sewage systems are acting as "genetic playgrounds" for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

Researchers found three bacteriophages disable MurJ, a key cell wall transporter, by locking it outward-facing. This blocks ...

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Now, scientists at UC San Diego have unveiled a powerful new CRISPR ...

Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.