Discovering antibiotic-producing bacteria in hot springs, like those in India, offers hope in the fight against antimicrobial ...

Jeremy B. Yoder, a Lancaster Mennonite High School graduate, is an associate professor of biology at California State ...

Some microbes happily thrive in unforgiving environments. An extremophile hunt is underway to leverage their resilience ...

The benefits of basic scientific study take time, even decades after an initial finding. Research cuts will hinder our ...

New research from the University of Cincinnati demonstrates how specially engineered bacteria taken orally can operate as a delivery system for antiviral therapies and vaccines. The research ...

Such innovation paves the way for a new possibility: mirror organisms, comprised entirely of molecules with the opposite configuration to life as we know it—and bacteria represent a key first ...

In addition, these bacteria are able to form a protective biofilm, activate oxidative stress responses, and promote repair in the face of radiation damage. “This aids their survival in the space ...

The Surfrider Foundation's annual Clean Water Report includes their top "ten beach bacteria hot spots," recreational beaches where "testing consistently reveals dangerous levels of fecal bacteria ...

The study emphasized how gut bacteria may influence bone mineral density (BMD), offering insights into microbiota-based strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is ...

The novel strain is closely related to a bacteria found in soil, sewage, food and human stool. Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0 Bacteria in a petri dish similar to that swabbed with sterile wipes on China ...

You can get in touch with Joe by emailing joe.edwards@newsweek.com State officials have posted swimming advisories at three North Carolina coastal sites after detecting bacteria levels that ...