Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across ...

Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some ...

How do bacteria regulate the production of their proteins? Researchers at the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight against ...

Utah State University scientists recently unveiled a new type of CRISPR biotechnology with the ability to selectively target ...

A protein determines the shape of bacteria. Bacteria come in a wide variety of shapes, which are important for their fitness in their respective ecological niches. However, despite intensive research, ...

A scanning electron microscope image of a supergiant Euplotes gigatrox cell. (Ben Larson/Samuel Lord) A newly discovered ...

Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...

Antibiotic resistance continues to push modern medicine into dangerous territory. In hospitals around the world, infections ...

Scientists have discovered Amazonian bacteria capable of combating mercury contamination in areas affected by toxic mining.