Pathogens are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. With the goal of developing new therapeutic approaches to ...

Microbes are known for their remarkable survival abilities. And now, scientists have discovered another remarkable trait: ...

Engineered bacteria reprogram tumor macrophages and direct copper into cancer cells, triggering cell death and systemic immunity without damaging healthy tissue.

Overflow metabolism refers to the widespread phenomenon of cells excreting metabolic by-products into their environment.

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains—named the Lipocone superfamily—and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to ...

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

Imagine a house that doesn't just shelter you but also stores electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but it's now ...

Dr. McAdams, a physicist at Stanford, was struck by the way biologists drew figures filled with arrows to show how different ...

More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, ...

"Our results show that Yersinia doesn't just passively react to environmental conditions. Instead it actively switches between a virulent and a reproductive phase," Diepold said. "This enables it to ...