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Jon Chase: Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some are useful, like the one hundred trillion bacterial cells that ...

A round of antibiotics often feels like a necessary intervention for a stubborn infection. However, the internal impact is significant. Science increasingly views the gut microbiome as a delicate ...

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too hot, it could tip the scale in favor of the methane ...

The Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, hosts a myriad of microscopic organisms that actively participate in regulating the Earth's climate by absorbing immense amounts of heat and carbon ...

AI-guided redesign of protein alphabet in bacteria could unlock new ways to build synthetic organisms.

An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like ...

Spending time with close companions might do more than strengthen bonds—it could also reshape your gut bacteria. In a study of island birds, those with stronger social ties shared more gut microbes, ...

When it comes to hotel rooms, “luxury” does not necessarily mean clean and hygienic. A number of studies have shown that light switches and television remote controls are among the objects with the ...

Transposable elements have proliferated in the bacterium Enterococcus faecium, altering its metabolism and genome structure.

Among some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed are those found in strange locations, and new research is now showing that the way these fossils were preserved is far from what scientists ...