New single-cell method reveals how plasmids drive antibiotic resistance
Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the…
New light-based technology arranges cellular messengers with unprecedented precision
In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots. Guided…
Innovative test for Lyme disease offers hope for faster diagnosis
Researchers at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center have developed a way to diagnose Lyme disease earlier and more accurately…
Unexpected traces of bacteria found within brain tumors
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered unexpected traces of bacteria within brain…
Can your gut bacteria predict your age and lifestyle? New study says yes
By analyzing co-abundance networks in 938 healthy adults, scientists discovered how lifestyle factors subtly rewire bacterial relationships in…
Studies uncover two novel, critical strategies for bacterial surface movement
New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella – the slender,…
Five-year project seeks new weapons against drug-resistant bacteria
Lethal lettuce in Missouri. Murderous onions in Colorado. To biochemists at the University of Oklahoma, these aren’t just…
Two microbial metabolites compete to control the cells’ protein building machinery
The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in…
New biofilm discovery may pave way to undermining antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas
The bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an unwelcome visitor in the human body. Serious infections can result…
Novel antibiotic shows activity against WHO high priority pathogen VRE
Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity…
Scientists uncover the gut’s hidden hydrogen engine and how it falters in Crohn’s disease
A global research team has pinpointed the enzyme fueling hydrogen production in healthy guts and shown how its…
Scientists identify Bidara leaf extracts as the most effective natural antimicrobial source
Scientists in Malaysia have revealed that methanolic extracts from Ziziphus mauritiana leaves outperform other plant parts against bacterial…