Alcohol is used in disinfectants (think GermEx), and disinfectants are solely used to kill bacteria. And while we’re playing devil’s advocate, alcohol can also sterilize good bacteria, so it’s a toss ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...

While there are plenty of weird animals in nature, some of the strangest organisms can only be seen under a microscope. Here ...

Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, these signals can only be detected by looking at the cells ...

Researchers are hoping they may unlock one of animal biology’s greatest mysteries. Each year, in late spring and early summer ...

And these bacteria secrete chemicals called amines ... So really that is what characterizes BV in the symptoms and what we see under the microscope. But it’s common—it affects, really, one ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...