Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they produce, and when? And how do the bacteria ...

Storing genetic material as DNA or RNA is all well and good for life on Earth, but it would be entirely pointless if we ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

Image: Stalks increase the rate of nutrient uptake by efficiently increasing cell surface area. The finding has potential implications for both ecology and drug production Bloomington, Ind. — The ...

Tufts University researchers are using AI and machine learning to more quickly identify potential narrow-spectrum antibiotics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thin strands of Thiomargarita magnifica bacteria cells next to a U.S. dime. The species was discovered among the mangroves of ...

Bacteria, also known as microbes, get a bad rap. We’re all taught that bacteria are bad, and we need to do what’s necessary to get rid of it. Bacteria leads to diseases and very bad things. What you ...

Bloomington, Ind. -- The constellation of shapes and sizes among bacteria is as remarkable as it is mysterious. Why should Spirochaeta halophila resemble a bedspring coil, Stella a star and ...

Researchers have equipped gut bacteria with data logger functionality as a way of monitoring which genes are active in the bacteria. These microorganisms could one day offer a noninvasive means of ...