One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think—right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, ...

Understanding the differences between bacteria and viruses is crucial for recognizing how these microorganisms impact our health. While both are microscopic and can cause infections, they differ ...

Jon Chase: 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 ...

Discover how E. coli survival in hypergravity extends the limits of microbial resilience under extreme conditions. What's the News: Some bacteria can live in extreme "hypergravity," found a new study ...

The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of the most common bacteria living in your dental plaque, a filamentous ...

As common as they are, bacteria like the E. coli shown above, have individual genetic differences forged by horizontal gene transfer during reproduction Wikimedia Commons Bacteria are as unique as ...

Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...

Serially cloned mice hit a genetic “dead end” by generation 58, underscoring that sex evolved for variation, purging harmful ...