Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

Researchers at two U.S. universities have answered the age-old question of how to use burnt pancakes and E. coli to create more-efficient sorting algorithms. The researchers’ study was conducted by ...

In labs, bacterial colonies usually grow in streaks in petri dishes, but until now no one has known how the colonies organize themselves in more realistic three-dimensional (3-D) environments, such as ...

In labs, bacterial colonies usually grow in streaks in petri dishes, but until now no one has known how the colonies organize themselves in more realistic three-dimensional (3D) environments, such as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A peer-reviewed study is raising alarms about the role our waste and wastewater systems play in spreading ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Bacteria may be single celled organisms but ...

We have some tools to control bacteria, like antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance is a growing problem that is a threat to public health... | Microbiology ...

PLAQUE ON TEETH, slime on stones, gunge around taps and showers. Biofilms—slimy, durable colonies of bacteria—are everywhere. Much of the research into them focuses on the hard-to-treat infections ...