Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative ...

P lastics are easy to throw out but hard to get rid of. Unlike biodegradable materials, bacteria and fungi haven’t evolved the ability to break them down, leaving plastic garbage to languish for ...

A team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has discovered a new class of bacterial mobile genetic elements that use giant viruses—known as jumbo phages—to move between cells. The ...

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella — the slender, whip ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus—one of the most common causes of skin and soft ...

While gut bacteria play an essential (if not always socially tactful) role in human nutrition, a wealth of recent research ...

A protein emitted by a specific type of bacteria can cause cancer cells to self-destruct, potentially paving the way for new treatments, according to an international team led by Spanish scientists.

A photosynthetic bacterium shows promise in capturing PFAS, offering new hope for microbial cleanup of “forever chemicals.” Researchers from the–Lincoln College of Engineering are turning to an ...