They exist in pairs, chains, or clusters. They are found everywhere, including on and in the human body and within water, ...

Though they live only a few hours before dividing, bacteria can anticipate the approach of cold weather and prepare for it.

For the first time, scientists have been able to pinpoint single bacteria in a colony and to predict which ones will be ...

Researchers at Umeå University have revealed details on how bacteria use calcium to regulate vital processes in a way that ...

Long known as a messenger within cells, RNA is increasingly seen as life’s molecular communication system—even between ...

A recent study led by Northwestern University has uncovered how cells of a Comamonas bacteria break down plastic to use as ...

The nose knows, folks. While you can’t catch a cold from weather alone, temperature changes directly affect our ...

India's focus on tuberculosis research, including antimicrobial resistance, Mtb survival mechanisms, and potential new ...

As strains of pathogens resistant to frontline antibiotics become more common worldwide, clinicians are more often turning to ...

When cells are subjected to physical stress from crowding by their neighbors, they can slow their own growth, forming ...

Comamonadacae is a family of bacteria often found growing on plastics in water. A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme ...

Like so many organisms on the planet, when cells experience mosh-pit-level crowding, they may just become stressed. Yet ...