Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Forever chemicals may be entering living cells as bacteria weave PFAS into their membranes, revealing a hidden pollution ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Bacteria are experts at evolving resistance to antibiotics. One resistance strategy is to cover their cell walls in sticky and gooey biofilm that antibiotics cannot penetrate. A new discovery could ...

Antibiotics are designed to kill harmful bacteria and help the body recover from infection. But some antibiotics may also ...

(Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of bacteria. Through a ...

Glowing bacteria use bioluminescence to tell synthetic vesicles when to hitch a ride and when to let go, enabling fully ...

Programmable cell‑like particles seek out drug‑resistant bacteria, inject lethal payloads, and spare beneficial microbes.

Gut microbial profiles reveal recurrence risk in melanoma patients, with region-specific patterns enabling accurate ...