Bacteria operate by a pretty simple set of biological commands: survive and reproduce. But a recent study is highlighting that, in some cases, the microscopic organisms will follow those commands by ...

A new proof-of-concept study explored the feasibility of tracking the evolution of superbug infections in real time to help save infected patients.

Some bat species can live cancer-free for up to 25 years, which is equivalent to 180 human years. How do they do it?

Thanks to lab-grown miniature intestines, researchers at Uppsala University have successfully mapped how aggressive Shigella bacteria infect the human gut. The study opens the door to using cultured ...

Despite its fishy name, salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature salmon. Rather, the story behind the bacteria ...

The microbial population on skin varies by location and is influenced by factors such as temperature, pH, humidity and ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (small rod-shaped bacteria) swarms toward and around a neighboring Cryptococcus neoformans (round ...

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to ...

People can lose their eyelashes for various reasons. For example, chemotherapy for cancer often results in hair loss – including eyelashes – as does alopecia, an autoimmune condition which causes the ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives ... Electron microscopy image and cartoon of an MMB consortium. (George Schaible et al., PLOS Biology, 2024) Unlike a blastocyst, ...

An electron microscopy image of multicellular magnetotactic bacteria that featured on the covers of the ... Electron microscopy image and cartoon of a MMB consortium, highlighting its characteristics ...

Infrequent exposure In bacteria, CRISPR serves as a memory immune response. When bacteria encounter viral DNA, they can incorporate part of the sequence into their own DNA. Then, if the virus is ...