Deep within the world's oceans lurk marine bacteria armed with plastic-munching enzymes, their evolution seemingly sculpted ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in ...

Since 1988, twelve identical populations of E. coli have been evolving in the same lab — over 75,000 generations and counting ...

The question that will define the future of food is no longer what we eat, but who owns the right to decide it. This is not a ...

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen at minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit and exposed to radiation levels similar to ...

Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or arrangements. Through experiments, theory, and computational modeling, ...

CHICAGO, IL – We’ve all been there—a tasty snack slips from your plate and lands on the floor. It’s frustrating, especially in the middle of a good meal. And in that moment of hesitation, many people ...

A new UC Irvine study may have finally uncovered how dietary fiber protects the body from sugar’s damage, and how protecting yourself starts in the gut. Researchers at the UCI School of Medicine found ...

This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey. (See our AI policy here.) Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working ...

A new study from the CDC found that infection rates for a drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise, increasing nearly 70% between 2019 and 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the NDM ...

Researchers have revealed how polymyxins, crucial last-resort antibiotics, break down bacterial armor by forcing cells to overproduce and shed it. Astonishingly, the drugs only kill bacteria when they ...

A drug-resistant bacteria, commonly called “nightmare bacteria,” is spreading dramatically across the United States, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control, and it has been found ...