Hours before starving bacteria begin assembling into visible structures, a deep-learning system built at Rice University can ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully synthesized bacteriochlorophyll a, which is a ...

Life moves in mysterious ways—and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of ...

Spending time with close companions might do more than strengthen bonds—it could also reshape your gut bacteria. In a study ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos shouted out those who are “vertically challenged” on Thursday’s Live with Kelly and Mark. Consuelos, who is reportedly around 5′ 8″, began ...

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve new traits that meet the challenges of every environment they inhabit, from ...

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A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation It is as unfortunate an ailment as it is ubiquitous: at some point in our life, ...

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A mysterious group of bacteria seems to thrive in the gut microbiomes of people without illness, hinting that they may be crucial to good health. Yet about two-thirds of these species are part of the ...

A microbe involved in gum disease could fan the flames of breast cancer. In mice, the oral bacterium can swell the size of existing tumors and even spark the formation of precancerous growths, ...