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Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), together with Wismut GmbH and scientists from the University ...

Bacterial cells can 'remember' brief, temporary changes to their bodies and immediate surroundings, a new study has found. And, although these changes are not encoded in the cell's genetics, the cell ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism used by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade ...

Fast identification of bacteria is important in health care, food safety, environmental monitoring and infection control. One ...

Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery that could lead to new strategies for fighting one of the world ...

Certain gut bacteria may influence the odds of developing MS, in part by altering the activity of specific immune cells, ...

A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single ...