Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it between cells. In 1928, 25 years before the structure of
It’s another sign that an era of untreatable bacterial infections is inching closer. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines for treating gonorrhea
Diabetics who use the commonly prescribed drug metformin to control blood sugar levels have a different composition of gut microbiota than other diabetics, according to
The skin is home to millions of commensal bacteria and immune cells. Yet how the skin microbiome is established in particular, why the immune system
By introducing a particular strain of bacteria into the digestive tracts of mice with melanoma, researchers at the University of Chicago were able to boost
Helicobacter pylori causes stomach ulcers and is linked to gastric cancer. How does this microbe survive in the destructive environment of the stomach? Huang et
To understand whether the human skin microbiome can affect the ability of a bacterial pathogen to cause an infection, researchers have had to rely on observational
Although recent studies have provided a wealth of information about archaeal biology, nothing is known about the molecular basis of DNA segregation in these organisms.
The technique: Researchers at MIT and the University of California, San Diego, have programmed a probiotic Escherichia coli strain to detect cancer metastases in the
Using bacteriophages to deliver a specific CRISPR/Cassystem into antibiotic-resistant bacteria can sensitize the microbes to the drugs, according to a study published this week (May
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a growing public health concern and has serious implications for both human and veterinary medicine. The nature of the
Locking lips spreads more than just love. A healthy dose of microbes are also swapped between kissing couples, according to a study published today (November
Stomach ache, nausea, diarrhea—many people know the sort of gastrointestinal havoc norovirus can wreak. Despite this, norovirus biology remains unclear, because human norovirus cannot be
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