The discovery could pave the way to starving antibioitc-resistant bacteria without new drugs or harmful chemicals.

Imagine a world where electronic devices are powered by living organisms and biodegrade after use, eliminating the problem of ...

A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

New ML model shows importance of microbial load, as opposed to the more often used microbial composition, as a metric in ...

Current methods to deliver bacteria to the bladder are invasive and require repeated catheter insertion. Even when bacteria are successfully released into the bladder, urine will flush out these ...

Scientists have developed a new technology to efficiently isolate a specific subset of gut bacteria from fecal samples that are recognized by IgA antibodies. These 'IgA-coated' bacteria are associated ...

A healthy skin microbiome plays a crucial role in regulating our immune system and preventing chronic health issues, such as ...

Culturing, a term for growing microorganisms in the laboratory, is a basic yet indispensable method in microbiology research.

Bacteria-eating viruses called bacteriophages are drawing new interest, Lina Zeldovich writes in "The Living Medicine." ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally ...

The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of ...