Bacteria-scale robots that can run for months without human control are no longer a lab fantasy. Researchers have now built ...
Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century. In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and physicist turned ...
Microbes, whether in our environment or on our bodies, exist in communities where individual members influence each other. To better understand the dynamics of these multi-species communities, ...
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...
The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi ...
Do they become “snowbirds” and relocate to warmer climates until spring? Do they hibernate like bears? Or do they continue to do the jobs they do so well, waiting for spring and fresh plantings to ...