A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance ...

Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across ...

When living cells grow, divide or respond to drugs, they give off tiny amounts of heat that offer information about what the ...

Bacteria are a type of microorganism, each made up of just one cell. Some bacteria are harmful and cause disease, and some are useful, like the one hundred trillion bacterial cells that inhabit our ...

Last week, we looked at a new study of the origin of complex cells, one that showed that our ancestors’ genomes were pieced ...

Enterobactin, a molecule produced by gut bacteria, may hold a surprising key to reducing intestinal inflammation. Not by ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly discovering that these small organelles do much more than just power cells. They are ...

Roughly 15% of all cancers are attributable to infections, a percentage that soars in developing countries [1]. Among the pathogens recognized as having an etiologic role in cancer, viruses ...

A protein determines the shape of bacteria. Bacteria come in a wide variety of shapes, which are important for their fitness in their respective ecological niches. However, despite intensive research, ...

Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...