Bacteria

When entering public restrooms, it’s hard not to dwell on what germs previous users have left behind in the toilet…

Scientists have found a strong association between dogs excreting ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli and feeding them a raw diet. E. coli, which can…

When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers at the University of Basel have been able…

Infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing global problem. Part of the solution may lie in copying the bacteria’s own…

There’s no organism on earth that lives free of threat — including bacteria. Predatory viruses known as phages are among…

Tobacco seedlings growing in simulated lunar soil Yitong Xia Growing plants on the moon could be made easier by adding…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a…

The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a serious respiratory infection, to form snake-like cords was first noted nearly 80 years…

For several years, researchers have been successfully using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells to target specific antigens found on…

Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs,…