Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet—in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Genetically similar bacteria can differ in shape and behavior, even in lab settings. A recent study shows that this ...

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek is known as the Father of Microbiology. Get details about his groundbreaking discoveries, ...

Spatial metabolomics is transforming our understanding of microbial systems by uncovering the localized molecular dynamics ...

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic ...

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, ...

Chemists found a way to identify a complex sugar molecule in the cell walls of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the world's deadliest pathogen. This labeling could lead to simpler, faster TB tests.

Vagina anatomy (plus diagrams) To understand what each part of your vagina does, ... Throw a sample under a microscope and you'll also find bacteria, skin cells, and yeast spores.

1 Introduction. Periodontal disease, such as gingivitis and periodontitis, is a chronic inflammatory condition that compromises the integrity of the tooth-supporting tissues within the periodontal ...

Researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the germ's shape. Because the integrity of a bacterial cell's ...

In the 3.5 billion years since life first evolved on Earth, it was thought that once-free-living bacteria had merged with other organisms on just three occasions, making this an exceedingly rare ...