How do bacteria—harmless ones living in our bodies, or those that cause disease—organize their activities? A new study, ...

A new study, combining powerful genomic-scale microscopy with a technical innovation, captured which genes bacteria turn on ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

Harvard researchers have found that M. morganii may contribute to depression by producing an inflammatory molecule.

Microbes that reside peaceably in the nasal passageways and on the skin can be harnessed for taking drugs to target cells.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

How do bacteria whether harmless ones residing in human bodies or those causing diseases coordinate their activities?

Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

A new ally is emerging in the increasingly urgent battle against superbugs – and you might have encountered it before at the ...