Science often seems like it's always about careful logic, but really, many discoveries have come about entirely by accident.

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique ...

Scientists examining seawater from Blanes Bay in the north-western Mediterranean uncovered 26 new bacterial strains that ...

A three-part complex based on the molecules that give "Conan the Bacterium" its radiation resistance may protect humans against damage from ionizing radiation. New insight into how unique bacteria ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — Engineers showed that some types of soil bacteria can influence a plant's balance of growth and defense. The bacteria produce an enzyme that can lower a plant's immune activity ...

A leading group of scientists has said research aimed at developing synthetic 'mirror' bacteria should be halted because it could pose an existential threat to humanity. The coalition of 38 ...

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Immunologists have perhaps neglected our skin-colonizing bacteria, Fischbach said, because they don’t seem to contribute much to our well-being. “We’ve just assumed there’s not much going on there.” ...

Some foods that could previously carry the healthy label — such as white bread and heavily sweetened cereal and yogurt — will no longer qualify. But nuts and seeds, salmon and olive oil and ...

The model was tested on coyotes, fishers and American martens in northern New York but can be used on any wildlife system, including mammals, birds, fish and even insects. "Abundance-Mediated ...