Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming in open water, but navigating more confined spaces poses different ...

Diversity and unity are seemingly opposite entities. However, they have become closely knit throughout history, as the expression “Unity in Diversity” can exemplify. This expression means integrating ...

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different “shutdown modes,” not just the classic idea of dormancy. The researchers show that some cells enter ...

A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus ...

Bacteria can survive under an amazing variety of different conditions, ranging from deep sea waters 1,2 to aerobic 3,4, anaerobic 5,6, and high temperature conditions 7,8 and can even be revived from ...

The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria can impact everything from the immune system to the nervous system. Now, ...

Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our ...

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In the classic “run-and-tumble” movement pattern, bacteria swim forward (“run”) in one direction and then stop to rotate and reorient themselves in a new direction (“tumble”). During experiments where ...