The viruses devise ploys to break into bacterial defenses. Bacteria, on the other hand, strengthen their defenses so that ...

Each year, more than two million people die from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Previous research has linked gut ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

Your mouth bacteria can significantly affect your gut health, and predict the risk of chronic liver disease, finds a study.

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...

Scientists have discovered the DNA of ancient microbes inside of the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths. This microbial DNA, which may be one million years old or more, may be among the oldest DNA ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

Microbial Ecology, Vol. 74, No. 1 (July 2017), pp. 89-105 (17 pages) Semi-arid and arid areas occupy about 33% of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little information is available about microbial ...

Whether in the gut, mouth, or on the skin, the human body is colonized by bacteria. Most of them are beneficial and we find ...