Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Space-based experiments show that microgravity-induced mutations in bacteriophages may improve their ability to target ...

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...

Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...

Two recent studies from the University of California, Riverside, published in the same issue of Gut Microbes highlight the ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to live.

Scientists found that natural bacteria can eat methane, cut climate pollution, and turn waste gas into useful materials.