Combatting wildlife decline, eDNA technology is turning simple water and soil samples into a global biodiversity map. View on ...

Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...

A new study found microbes constantly gain and lose genes through mobile DNA, providing a flexible way to adapt to ...

When bacteria are under antibiotic attack, it is not "every man for himself." Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and colleagues from collaborating institutions have discovered that bacterial ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really a living organism – yet ...

Researchers found that bacteria exchange proteins through membrane vesicles during antibiotic stress. This enables cells to ...

A team of researchers at the University of Warwick and Monash University has solved a puzzle that has stumped drug developers ...

Scientists hope the biobank will help reduce chlamydia infections in future koala populations, and act as a safety net for ...

Alligators live in bacteria-filled swamps and rarely get sick. The hidden chemistry inside their blood could help fight the superbugs that antibiotics can no longer kill.

Evolution is always happening — so why can't we see it? A biologist explains the timescale problem, election pressure, and ...

A Monash University-led study has found that an unusual pairing of two commonly used antibiotics can kill and stop the spread ...