Whether dormant bacteria begin to reproduce is no accident. Rather, they are simply waiting for a clear signal from a single protein in the cell interior. Researchers have now deciphered the molecular ...

One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

An international research team has used high tech methods to uncover a mechanism through which the right combination of bacteria in the gut can lead to microbiome resilience to dietary alterations, ...

When Kostas Konstantinidis proved that many microbes — like plants and animals — are organized into species, he upended a long-held scientific belief. Scientists widely believed that bacteria, due to ...

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have developed a groundbreaking technique that can help uncover hidden differences between seemingly identical bacteria and may open new ...

Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Biological Research Center in Szeged, Hungary, say they have developed a new genetic engineering technique that promises ...

A new study at Hebrew University provides insights that could lead to innovative ways to combat ticks. Researchers discovered that certain bacteria living inside ticks are essential for their survival ...