bacteria

Researchers are investigating a novel pathway critical for controlling antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Two microorganisms seem to be responsible for that pregnancy glow.

Newly-found gut bacteria linked to reduced levels of the harmful cholesterol that contributes to cardiovascular disease.

Researchers have discovered unique compartments in bacteria that could lead to new treatment options for bacterial infections in humans.

Researchers have discovered and characterized new types of immune cells in the thymus, a small gland found in the space between our lungs.

by Mara Casebeer Most bacteria, like the common E. coli, are around a micron in length – less than a tenth of the width of a strand of human hair and invisible without a microscope. Recently, scientists discovered a bacterium, Candidatus (Ca.)…

by Abby Knecht

Researchers show that symbiotic bacteria can evolve in the gut to become harmful, providing clues to how autoimmune diseases develop.

Exposure to heavy metals leads to increased antibiotic resistance within the human body.

by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Corena Loeb The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) has been infecting humans for thousands of years. Today, TB, which is thought to have originated in Africa and evolved alongside human hosts, is found across the…