Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Scientists create powerful metallic antibiotics using robotic chemistry, capable of eliminating lethal bacteria without ...

You might want to check in your laundry room to see whether you have one of the recalled stain removers in your cupboard.

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the microbiome.

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly reshaping microbial life in drinking water systems. Nanoplastics already raise fears because people can ingest them directly. Now scientists say these tiny partic ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella ...

The long sleeves of health care workers were frequently contaminated with bacteria, and some sleeves harbored multiple pathogens, according to findings from a prospective observational study. The ...

A team of researchers at UCLA has reported an unexpected twist in a condition long treated as a crystal chemistry problem. In samples of the most common kidney stone, they found bacteria living inside ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...