Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics ...

In an unprecedented breakthrough, artificial intelligence has been instrumental in unearthing twelve new antibiotics from ...

Bacteria have long been a key source of lifesaving antibiotics, but most species cannot be grown in the lab—leaving their ...

Bacteria and other microorganisms are abundant throughout soils and deep into the ground and serve an essential role in the global ecosystem through various biochemical processes, particularly ...

After having a walk in nature, we want to get rid of dirt that has stuck to the shoes as soon as possible. And we forget that this is the soil without which we cannot live. Soil helps meet 95% of ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University have developed a method to precisely edit a single gene in a targeted bacterial species within a microbial community, using viruses that attack bacteria ...

NEW YORK — A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease — long thought to be confined to tropical climates — has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. health ...

A deadly bacteria has been found in the soil and water of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control announced on Wednesday. The bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei or B.