A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our ...

Plants know how to defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms. In turn, pathogens have sensors to detect such defense mechanisms. What happens when plant and pathogen are locked in that duel?

Outdoor shoes carry bacteria, allergens and toxic chemicals – many of which are linked to serious health concerns, Manal ...

Michiel Kleerebezem is to receive a four-hundred-thousand-euro NWO grant for further research into health-promoting bacteria ...

Probiotics may alleviate bloating in many ways. They may aid in the restoration of the balance of good and harmful bacteria ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

Bacteria, which are susceptible to infection by bacteriophages, often carry multiple genes encoding anti-phage defense ...

Researchers are almost ready to start testing a methane-eating bacteria that could help cut emissions from landfills.

Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day ...

An antibiotic that is commonly used for urinary tract infections effectively treated gonorrhoea, and may even work against ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...