Lakes, natural and man-made, provide water, food and habitats for wildlife, as well as supporting local economies. Around the world, though, there's a growing threat to lakes: toxic bacteria which ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, especially in women, due to their shorter urethras. Drinking plenty of water ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide ...

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...

Cyanobacteria thrive in warm, sunny lakes and ponds that contain excess nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients derived from ...

Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components—the rotor and stators. Despite ...

Recent research into bacterial cellulose patches may speed plants' recovery, improve grafting and help with preservation.

A study has elucidated the mechanism by which bacterial cellulose mediates plant tissue regeneration. The work has been ...

Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the ...

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