These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why some chronic wounds refuse to heal, even when treated with antibiotics. A ...

Watch a white blood cell actively searching for bacteria or viruses under the microscope.

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...

Researchers have discovered how bacteria break through spaces barely larger than themselves, by wrapping their flagella around their bodies and moving forward. Using a microfluidic device that mimics ...

Methane-eating microbes could help convert one of the most powerful greenhouse gases into useful ...

There could be new hope in the fight against gum disease. Scientists have developed a toothpaste that targets only the ...

A team found that Enterococcus faecalis delays chronic wound healing by producing damaging reactive oxygen species.