Microorganisms produce a wide variety of natural products that can be used as active ingredients to treat diseases such as infections or cancer. The blueprints for these molecules can be found in the ...

Earth's bacteria are evolving to survive in space. Several strains sourced from the International Space Station (ISS) differed from the same strains on Earth, having qualities specifically adapted to ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

Scientists have created genetically engineered human skin bacteria that are decidedly unappealing to the irritating and disease-spreading insects. Blood-feeding female mosquitos are drawn to humans – ...

Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of disease-causing bacteria. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Mirror bacteria and microbes are synthetic lifeforms made to reflect existing life on Earth. They could serve as tools to treat diseases, but some scientists are concerned about potentially ...

This pathogenic bacteria can catch rides on yeast puddles to help it spread. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 4, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have their own language? Their own culture? Their own ...