Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Common food bacteria could be rewired to produce more vitamins—and "help to transform nutrition and medicine." This is ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to reveal the myriad ways that gut microbes can impact our health; they have identified relationships between bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and the ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...

Scientists can now design virus-based bacteria killers from scratch, potentially reshaping the fight against antibiotic ...

Researchers have revealed how polymyxins, crucial last-resort antibiotics, break down bacterial armor by forcing cells to overproduce and shed it. Astonishingly, the drugs only kill bacteria when they ...

Scientists assess bacterial growth trajectories to better predict infectious capacity and the conditions that aid proliferation. This article explores the key factors that influence bacterial ...

From the moment raw ingredients are harvested to when you cook and eat a meal, an invisible process is taking place: the ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues. As a public health researcher, I am fascinated by how ...