Bacterial pathogens build antibiotic-resistant 'bunkers' using filament scaffolds

• Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens-including hospital bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 122 words

Electrochemical signals can reshape bacterial protein patterns, boosting electron transfer

• Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. • In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group of proteins that shepherds electrons forward, passi

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 156 words
Nucleotide signals coordinate activation and inhibition of bacterial immunity

Nucleotide signals coordinate activation and inhibition of bacterial immunity

• Abstract The cellular nucleotide pool is a major focal point of the host immune response to viral infection. • Immune effector proteins that disrupt the nucleotide pool enable an

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 181 words

Bacterial strain from 5,000-year-old cave ice shows resistance against 10 modern antibiotics

• Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth’s most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. • Ice caves are just one of the environments hostin

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 212 words