Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what is known about them comes from a ...

The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of the most common bacteria living in your dental plaque, a filamentous ...

Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what we know about them comes from a small group of species ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered surprising insights into a large, previously unstudied group of bacteria, ...

In process that is shrouded in mystery, rod-shaped bacteria reproduce by splitting themselves in two. By applying advanced mathematics to laboratory data, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has ...

"Our goal is to know the function of every gene so we can develop a complete model of how a cell works." The first-ever bacteria with a genetic code engineered entirely from scratch in a lab is now ...

Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how one species of bacteria, which is harmless to most people, has evolved to become deadly to others. The bacterium, known as Acinetobacter ...

Bacteria typically live out their teeny-tiny lives in the microscopic realm, but now scientists have found a gargantuan one the size and shape of a human eyelash. The new find is "by far the largest ...

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