Bacteria

June 5, 2026

Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira bacteria species. It is responsible for an estimated…

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Unlocking the secrets of oral bacteria to fight tooth decay

June 3, 2026

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing…

HHealth

June 3, 2026

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe…

SScience

May 27, 2026

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic “rod” shape-by…

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Lim et al. demonstrate that stromatolites -- the oldest fossil evidence of oxygen-producing microbial life on early Earth -- could have developed within impact craters, based on a detailed investigation of stromatolites and lake sediments in the Hapcheon impact crater, South Korea. Image credit: Lim et al., doi: 10.1038/s43247-026-03206-7.

May 21, 2026

Researchers have discovered stromatolites — layered structures formed by microbial communities — inside a 42,000-year-old asteroid crater in…

SScience

SLIT2 protein levels in the eye and blood linked to cognitive function

May 19, 2026

Proteins are critical to life – and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to…

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Malignant Cancerous Growth Cancer Cell Spreading

May 9, 2026

A bacteria-inspired therapy disrupts cancer cell energy production and shows strong results in early studies. Credit: Shutterstock A…

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Early Earth. Image credit: Peter Sawyer / Smithsonian Institution.

May 6, 2026

New research reveals that 3.4 billion years ago (Archean Eon), ancient microbes relied on molybdenum — a metal…

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Chemistry in Pictures: Glowing gassy gut microbes

May 2, 2026

Although they may look like fancy tulips, the high-resolution 3D fluorescence images above actually show two different…

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'Ozempic breath' has GLP-1 users snapping up gum and mints

April 30, 2026

Eau, eau, eau, Eau-zempic! You’ve heard of “Ozempic butt,” “Ozempic fingers,” “Ozempic mouth” and “Ozempic teeth” — now,…

HHealth

April 29, 2026

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in cancer…

SScience

April 28, 2026

Fluorescently labeled CorM filaments inside Anabaena. These represent a newly discovered cytoskeleton in multicellular cyanobacteria. Credit: © Loose…

Early Release – Clinical Predictors of Fatal Outcomes from Human Leptospirosis, Thailand, 2015–2024 – Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal

New manufacturing platform produces targeted mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria

Engineered Salmonella delivers cancer-fighting viruses to deep tumors

Surface acids found crucial for bacterial shape and growth

Ancient Crater Lakes May Have Provided Ideal Conditions for Earth’s Earliest Oxygen-Breathing Life

MIDAS platform accelerates protein engineering through rapid PCR-based screening

Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy

Earliest Organisms on Earth Built Their Biochemistry around Molybdenum, Study Suggests

Chemistry in Pictures: Glowing gassy gut microbes

‘Ozempic breath’ has GLP-1 users snapping up gum and mints

UIC researchers develop anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria in tumors

Ancient Bacteria Turned a DNA System Into a Cell Skeleton