Tiny robots—around 50 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair—open up fascinating possibilities: they enable the ...

Inspired by the collective dynamics of bacteria like E. coli and Bacillus subtilis, researchers at the University of Twente ...

In A Nutshell A study on wild island birds found that individuals sharing nest duties ended up with more similar communities ...

Traditionally, identifying a bacterium requires peering through a microscope. Researchers from TU Delft want to trade your ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have demonstrated that a smartphone paired with disposable paper chips can detect E.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing threat to human, animal, and environmental health, necessitating integrated surveillance systems to effectively address this challenge. Globally, many ...

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic–led study published in Cell Reports ...

Salspera has set out plans for a $91 million IPO to fund the phase 3 study of its bacteria-based cancer therapy. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech is hoping to offer 5.6 million shares priced ...

Bacterial infections remain a major global health burden, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Despite ongoing advances, prompt diagnosis is still hampered by nonspecific host biomarkers and ...

Professor David Ussery and Dr. Ake Vastermark, bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts at Oklahoma State University, introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean has remained a major challenge, especially for species that can't be grown in the ...