An international team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology has uncovered a hidden world of ...

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating ...

On the first day of my bacterial pathogenesis class, the professor wanted to give us students a perspective on our place in the world. “This is really the world of bacteria,” he said. “We are just ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising way to influence bacteria—not by killing them, but by changing how they communicate.

The University of Maryland is five years into researching how living cells can be combined with computer chips to make detectors for everything from explosives to pathogens such as anthrax. “The idea ...

(BOSTON) — Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Universityreceived a contract for up to $12M from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund Prof. Anupam Sengupta’s research into how bacteria interact with and control light, and possible opportunities for new imaging technologies. The grant of ...