Kidney stones have plagued humans since antiquity, yet despite our long history with them, we've apparently overlooked a key ...

Researchers have made a significant step forward in understanding how gut bacteria, and specifically a newly discovered virus ...

The catch is that this microbe, called Psychrobacter SC65A.3, was recovered from cave ice about 5,000 years old. In tests, it resisted 10 antibiotics spanning eight drug classes, despite existing long ...

Researchers are continuing to study this technology to ensure the safe and effective use of engineered bacteria in cancer treatment.

Ancient bacteria found frozen in cave resistant to 10 types of antibiotics - 5,000-year-old microorganism could add to the ...

Scientists may soon turn to bacteria originally found in feces to help cure chronic wounds more quickly. An open wound, for example, is a perfect little breeding pool for bacteria. But not all ...

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming harder to treat, pushing scientists to look for new antibiotic targets. Researchers have now discovered that several unrelated viruses disable a key bacterial ...

The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that ...

Most living things, including humans, rely on oxygen to survive. However, some bacteria have a completely different way of making energy. Instead of breathing oxygen, they breathe electricity.

Staph infections can be deadly, especially in hospitals where certain strains have evolved to be resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria responsible for these infections, Staphylococcus aureus, is ...