It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot survive without a cell wall. Many antibiotics target the cell wall of bacteria, ...

The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can have a significant influence on human health and disease, and this gut microbiome has been associated with a wide array of characteristics and ...

It turns out there is more to gas than a sheepish laugh or a quick departure from a crowded room. Scientists from Monash ...

This fall, 20 Georgia Tech students published a paper—the culmination of work done during a semester-long laboratory course.

New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) reveals how missing just one essential amino acid can change gene ...

The toxins could potentially be used as ‘markers’ for doctors to identify Parkinson’s patients at a higher risk of developing ...

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have created a new breed of bacteria that can effectively “eat” air. By carefully directing the evolution of E. coli in the lab, the team managed to ...

Bacteria could be programmed to efficiently produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology using engineering principles. Bacteria could be programmed to efficiently produce ...

After decades of effort, scientists have figured out the dirty little secret to growing a common stomach bug in the lab. Bacteria found in feces help the diarrhea-causing, vomit-triggering norovirus ...