On sunken leaves in the waters of a Caribbean mangrove swamp, researchers discovered a bacterium that challenges the prevailing view of bacterial cell size; counter to the notion that microbes are ...

A study on the new synthetic cells titled "Living material assembly of bacteriogenic protocells" has been published in the journal Nature. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...

A living motor made by combining different parts from bacteria is one of the smallest ever built, and could one day power tiny robots. Many types of bacteria are propelled by natural motors that power ...

Researchers are continuing to study this technology to ensure the safe and effective use of engineered bacteria in cancer treatment.

Scientists have engineered bacteria that thrive inside tumors, using oxygen sensing to destroy cancer from within.

As concerns about waning antibiotic effectiveness grow, researchers are using unique tools to search for new ways to keep bacteria from causing infections in both humans and animals. “We’re really ...