Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Scientists have uncovered how graphene oxide pulls off a remarkable trick: it hunts down and destroys harmful bacteria while leaving human cells completely unharmed. By targeting a molecule found only ...

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

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul Wiggins studies his model bacteria, Acinetobacter baylyi, the more he sees ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...