Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

Test results from the Oakland County courthouse, also on the county's Pontiac campus, are pending.

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

A comprehensive new review is shedding light on the growing evidence that gut microbiome imbalances—known as dysbiosis—may ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, ...

Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

An office staple could be harboring a gross secret. Many may turn down tap water, but new research shows it could be the ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...