Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.
Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...
Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to  exchange genes, including those ...
In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...
A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever ...
Under ideal conditions, bacterial cell proliferation is exponential, transforming an empty Petri dish into a lush “lawn” of growth. However, as a bacterial colony develops, “growing pains” are ...
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...