A research team has uncovered a previously unknown type of immune signaling molecule—a novel compound combining histidine and ...

These molecules simultaneously target the bacterial cell membrane and the bacteria's ability to produce proteins, enabling them to break through resistance. The team published its findings in Cell ...

In the mudflats along the Oregon coast, researchers have identified a bacterial species with astonishing properties. Named ...

Fusobacteria, which are part of the oral microbiome, are suspected of playing a role in cancer progression. Scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) are working on ...

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered a surprising way in which harmful bacteria prepare to attack ...

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

This is not sci-fi. Researchers have just found that some bacteria don’t breathe oxygen; they breathe electricity.

Scientists have identified a new species of bacteria in the mudflats of Oregon's Yaquina Bay that is capable of conducting ...

Several human pathogens exploit the kinetic forces generated by polymerizing actin to power their intracellular motility. Human cell-autonomous immune responses activate ...