In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have developed the same function independently on at least three separate occasions ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba proposed a new approach to reveal ecological niches (positions within ecosystems) and evolutionary relationships in nature through large-scale growth analysis of ...

Sequencing mammoth DNA has already helped scientists map out how these Ice Age giants evolved, migrated, and survived. But there's a hidden layer of history still waiting to be decoded – the microbes ...

Understanding the gut microbiome at the subspecies level could revolutionize how we approach diseases like colorectal cancer. Why does this matter? Because it opens the door to non-invasive, ...

The infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at highe ...

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people's mouths have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study led by NYU ...

A type of bacteria found in clean rooms has an unexpected method of survival, with implications for planetary protection ...

Adding bacteria-killing nanoparticles to vinegar could help treat multiple infections—and potentially help fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising alarm about a sharp spike in infections from dangerous bacteria that are resistant to some of the strongest antibiotics. A report ...

Researchers have shown that pollen collected by honeybees contains Streptomyces bacteria that are endophytes, symbionts living inside plant tissue. These release antimicrobial compounds that inhibit ...

For the first time, scientists have identified 27 bacteria and fungi living in our mouths that are implicated in the development of pancreatic cancer. Collectively, housing all of the bad microbes ...