Computer simulations highlight how bacteria slow their growth to avoid overcrowding, a behavior that may inform pathogen ...

The bacteria could be grown in space, and lend their photosynthesizing talents to supplying power to the hundreds of ...

Ribosomes are crucial to cells, because they translate messenger RNA molecules into the proteins that are necessary for cells ...

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications. The subtle changes might be enough to alter the binding site of ...

The abundant and varied microbial communities within the human gastrointestinal tract play a crucial role in influencing both ...

This valuable study proposes a novel rapid-entry mechanism of S. aureus that involves the rapid release of calcium from lysosomes. The strength of the paper lies in a very interesting hypothesis; what ...

Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious ...

Plant-based lactic acid bacteria are a type of beneficial lactic acid bacteria naturally found in the leaves, stems, and roots of plants. They are part of the plant's microbial community (microbiome) ...

Antibiotic resistance study explores a recently identified mechanism in bacteria: the shedding of methylation marks from ribosomal RNA.