Apr. 23, 2025 — Scientists believe they know what causes the treated infection to mimic chronic illness: the body may be responding to remnants of the bacteria that causes Lyme that tend to pool ...

A bacteria killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to ...

In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the mechanism of how bacteria build up defenses against being infected by viruses.

In the microscopic battlefield of plant-microbe interactions, plants are constantly fighting off invading bacteria. New research reveals just how clever these bacterial invaders can be. Plants ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB), that is. Scooped from the sulfide-laden sediments of a tidal ...

Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that’s difficult to quantify. They’re also incredibly old. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Hospital rooms might look spotless, but a recent study from the University of Utah reveals something alarming hiding in plain sight. The bacteria Clostridioides difficile, commonly ...

Methane leaks from sites like rice paddies, landfills, dairy farms and coal mines could be plugged with the help of gas-guzzling bacteria, helping to curb near-term global warming. Later this year ...

A few influencers are indulging in toiletscaping – a decor trend where no stone is left unturned to transform the toilet into ...

In this case, its genetic imprint appears to be strongly associated with colorectal cancers in young adults.” Researchers believe that bacteria capable of producing colibactin may quietly settle in ...

A recent study reveals a potential link between childhood exposure to colibactin, a bacterial toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, and the rising rates of early-onset colorectal cancer.

Saccharin, a common artificial sweetener, may soon play a new medical role. Recent research shows it can destroy some of the world’s most dangerous bacteria. “Antibiotic resistance is one of the major ...