Bacteria

Ultrasound-activated molecules show potential for killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria

• Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have recently demonstrated the feasibility of using estrone-linked BODIPYs sonosensitizers for antimicrobi

Viruses reveal shared way to kill bacteria by jamming small transporter MurJ

• Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria • The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called Mu

Synthetic RNA 'nanostars' create programmable compartments in bacteria

• Researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) have found a new way to organize molecules inside living cells, opening possibilities for more contr

Training harder could be rewiring your gut bacteria

• Training harder could be rewiring your gut bacteria Regular exercise supports both physical and mental health. • Now, new findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that

Bacteria deliver a microtubule-binding protein into mammalian cells to promote colonization

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, Page 825-830, February 2026. • Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, Page 825-830, February 2026.

Bacteria deliver a microtubule-binding protein into mammalian cells to promote colonization

• Science, Volume 391, Issue 6787, Page 825-830, February 2026.

How tuberculosis bacteria use a 'stealth' mechanism to evade the immune system

• Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery that could lead to new strategies for fig

New insights into how bacteria control DNA synthesis open the door to next generation antimicrobials

• Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) are indispensable enzymes that convert ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), the precursors to make up DNA. • Because DNA synthesis is

Symbiotic bacteria in planthoppers break record for smallest non-organelle genome ever found

• Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. • A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicat

World's tiniest QR code is 'smaller than most bacteria'

• Record-breaking microscopic QR code battle built to store our future Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email For those of us who weren’t paying attention, over the last

Novel bacteria discovered in Florida's stranded pygmy sperm whales

• Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean’s most enigmatic inhabitants-rarely seen and largely unstudied. • They live far offshore in small groups, diving in searc

Oral bacteria may signal metabolic health and even contribute to obesity

• Oral bacteria may signal metabolic health and even contribute to obesity Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email It turns out your mouth may know more about your metabol