Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

Being magnetotactic means that MMB are part of a select group of bacteria that orient their movement based on Earth's ...

Bacteria form one of the three domains of life; the others are archaea and eukaryotes. Bacterial species and their habitats exhibit great diversity. A low-carbohydrate diet or host mismatch-repair ...

derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists have sought to learn how the single-cell organisms survive phage infection in a bid to further ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Immune cells in the skin ‘cauterize’ open wounds and create ‘band-aids’ to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and foreign ... cells called neutrophils form gooey, protein-rich rings ...