Researchers at Umeå University have turned a protein from soil bacteria into a potential new weapon against colorectal cancer ...

A protein plucked from common soil bacteria and paired with a fatty acid can destroy colorectal cancer cells in laboratory ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Researchers are exploring an unconventional cancer treatment that uses engineered bacteria to target the unique, oxygen-free ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable ...

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...