Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword – they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the ...

Experts sounded an alarm about the potentially lethal risks of creating mirror bacteria, synthetic organisms in which the molecular structure found in nature is reversed.

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

New nanostructured alumina surfaces offer unprecedented antibacterial resistance, fostering safer cell culture environments ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have discovered a gut bacterial enzyme with previously unknown metabolic capabilities. Shown are the structures of the bacterial version of the enzyme, called FAAH ...

Bacterial cells close bacterial cell A microscopic individual cell of a bacterium. have a more simple structure compared to animal, plant and fungal cells and are usually much smaller.

Researchers have identified a new bacterial strategy for antibiotic resistance, centered on subtle changes to ribosomes. Published in Nature Communications, the study revealed that Escherichia coli ...

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