Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, ...

Sensors that utilize bacteria to monitor pollutants or nutrients in the soil have been previously made, but their functionality isn’t dependable past the lab, and practicality remains limited. This is ...

Cabot Creamery Extra Creamy Sea-Salted Premium Butter has been recalled due to coliform bacteria, raising concerns about potential fecal contamination. Here's what to know.

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on April 4 in ...

Scientists are exploring how bacteria could revolutionize construction and maintenance on the moon, potentially paving the ...

A notorious bacterium is spreading through hospitals more easily than thought. Researchers found Clostridium difficile ...

If all goes to plan, scientists may someday begin building outposts on the moon — and some experts believe that these ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of ...