Fleming, who admittedly discovered penicillin by chance, is reported to have said, “When I woke up just after dawn on ...

Bacteria sucked into an artificial "black hole" leave a chemical signature that warns other members of the colony to stay ...

Nutritionist Siin Lin Guan Liang urged everyone to check the soy sauce bottles before pouring the condiment into their food.

The discovery has implications for human health, since the microbes included some that were still viable, some that could be ...

If you want a healthy gut, you need a healthy microbiome -- the system of microbes that live in your intestines. Probiotic ...

When phages infect a bacterial colony containing retrons, using the technique described in the team's new study, the phages integrate the retron-produced DNA sequences into their own genomes.

The filamentous bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii has a unique reproductive strategy that might allow it to claim territory quickly.

The race against superbugs is a race against time. The collaborative efforts of researchers worldwide, combined with ...

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