A Franco-British team of scientists has explored two human proteins recently identified as immune enzymes. Structural studies ...

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Are all bacterial cells in a group alike? It doesn't seem so. A population of bacterial cells may be heteroresistant, which is to say that some may be able to evade the effects of antibiotics, while ...

Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, that switches genes on rather than cutting or silencing DNA. The discovery, ...

Key PointsBacteria actively sense their environment and use chemical cues to navigate their world through a process called chemotaxis.Chemotaxis aids ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

A new study challenges a decades-old explanation for how bacteria change direction, revealing that the process may be driven ...

Researchers identify why graphene oxide selectively destroys bacteria while remaining safe for human cells, with applications from toothbrushes to sportswear.