A bacterium in the human urinary tract can convert a steroid made by the body into testosterone using two newly identified ...

The low-lying clouds hold a diverse microbiome ...

When some bacteria manage to escape being killed by a virus, the microbes end up hamstringing themselves. And that could be useful in the fight to treat infections. “We’re kind of expecting phage ...

Bacteria living around hydrothermal vents can help shape the minerals that form on the ocean floor, new research from Greece reveals.

A group of researchers has published new findings in Science Policy Forum on potential risks from the development of mirror bacteria—synthetic organisms in which all molecules have reversed chirality ...

Synthetic biologists report on a new approach to attacking tumors. They have engineered tumor-colonizing bacteria (probiotics) to produce synthetic targets in tumors that direct CAR-T cells to destroy ...

Bacteria found in a 5,000-year-old ice layer have shown how climate change could potentially drive the rise of more antibiotic resistance, as well as how ancient bacteria could provide opportunities ...

Researchers have compiled a detailed catalogue of bacteria living in cancer metastases. Having analyzed over 4000 tumors, they shed light on the diversity of these co-inhabitants and how they might ...

Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its own rules. This video shows one Corynebacterium matruchotii bacterium dividing into many daughter ...

The mangroves of the Caribbean bristle with life. White herons spear fish with their bills and black and red crabs skitter over the sprawling, spidery tree roots. And then there are the thin, white ...