bacteria

Green algae can be outfitted with nanoparticles, transforming them into efficient drug-delivering machines that target lung tumors.

Endosymbionts use effector proteins to hijack their fungal host’s ability to produce spores.

As a graduate student, Tharin Blumenschein learned that too much sodium hydroxide breaks down more than just bacterial cells.

Gang Fang’s new metagenomics method helps sequence rare bacteria.

A gene mutation causes porous gut and retinal barriers, allowing bacteria to travel from one to the other, triggering retinal degeneration in mice.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Once obscure mud microbes inspire a new generation of living electronics.

Jamie Foster’s space-faring squid and its symbiotic bacteria illuminate host-microbe communication.

A discovery that goes back to the first studies of translation has become the topic of biotech buzz.

Timothy Hand leads a research team that explores how maternal immune signals shape the infant intestinal microbiota.

Researchers identified cold-adapted microbes that degrade certain plastics at low temperatures, potentially saving energy in industrial recycling.

Scientists continue to ring alarm bells about the risks associated with the continued misuse of antimicrobials and advocate for innovative treatments, improved surveillance, and greater public health education.

Fungi disrupt microbial communities on cheese by making antibiotics.