Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

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Mirror bacteria and microbes are synthetic lifeforms made to reflect existing life on Earth. They could serve as tools to treat diseases, but some scientists are concerned about potentially ...

Experiments and modeling reveal the unexpected structure that can be seen in bacteria grown in mucus samples and biofilms. Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial ...

In 1987, a microbiologist named Derek Lovley was sifting through muddy sediment from the Potomac River in Washington D.C., ...

Researchers are investigating whether certain viruses known as bacteriophages, or phages, which specifically infect bacteria but not human cells, affect the development of type 1 diabetes in young ...

Side-splitting laughter isn’t so typical for a science fair. But when Paul Stapleton, a career biologist and judge for this year’s Santa Fe Public Schools District STEM Fair, laid eyes on bacterial ...