Image: Stalks increase the rate of nutrient uptake by efficiently increasing cell surface area. The finding has potential implications for both ecology and drug production Bloomington, Ind. — The ...

A research team at Leibniz-HKI has described a new enzyme that renders the highly toxic molecule malleicyprol harmless.

Bacterial ribosomes are central to protein synthesis, and their regulation is vital for adaptation to environmental stresses. Under conditions such as nutrient deprivation, cold shock or hypoxia, ...

Shigella bacteria can infect humans but not mice. A team can now explain why. Their findings may explain the multifariousness of a key weapon of our immune system. Shigella bacteria can infect humans ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested. The study, led by the University of Exeter, found that certain bacteria ...

An unexpected find has enabled important progress to be made in the battle against harmful bacteria. An international team of researchers, led by Professor Peter Fineran from the University of Otago, ...

People with chronic liver disease have dramatic changes to the types and functions of bacteria in the gut and mouth, a new study has revealed. The bacterial changes also correlate with increased ...

The process of aging is associated with a decline in immune functions and persistent low-level inflammation. Now, researchers ...

Scientists have discovered a link between bacteria in the mouth and gut and the progression cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease. Specific changes in these bacteria, known as the microbiome, has ...

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...