Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

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In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions. A critical factor, however, is whether the active substances actually ...

Pseudomonas bacteria infected by different mutations of a jumbo phage. The dot in the middle is the shield created by the phage to protect its DNA after it has infected the bacterial cell. Image by ...

Antibiotic resistance is considered one of the most urgent health threats of our time. Common bacteria such as E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus are evolving defenses against the drugs doctors rely on ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury—uncovering an unexpected way in which the gut ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — One professor said they're 10 times as dirty as a toilet seat, but that doesn't keep us from carrying one around every day. We even hold them up to our face and mouth, so just ...

Scientists create powerful metallic antibiotics using robotic chemistry, capable of eliminating lethal bacteria without ...