Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our ...

Researchers tested a genetically engineered gut bacterium to try to limit kidney stones. But once inside some human ...

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are critical players in the field of microbiology, particularly valued for their roles in the ...

USC scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing in LA's wastewater 02:14. Researchers huddled in a University of Southern California lab are using the stuff we flush down the toilet to ...

A herbal mouthwash selectively killed off bad bacteria in the mouth while preserving the good strains, according to a new ...

Organoids are tiny organs that are grown in the lab and mimic the original organ. The researchers were able to grow organoids using Invasin, a protein produced by bacteria.

Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These dangerous pathogens are already thought to contribute to the deaths of over 4 million people every year, worldwide. The ...

The 12 have been growing ever since, gradually accumulating mutations and evolving for more than 44,000 generations, while Lenski watches what happens. Profound change Mostly, the patterns Lenski ...

The American Society for Microbiology’s annual agar art awards asked scientists, artists and others to create art out of microbes. This year, the theme was: who is your favorite microbiologist?

In a 1998 article in the Annual Review of Microbiology, Shapiro argued that bacteria aren’t unicellular loners. “I came to the conclusion that basically all bacteria are multicellular organisms,” he ...