Microbiology

Researchers are studying the Caulobacter crescentus bacterium because of its developmental process and cellular cycle, which serve as models for...

It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold...

Normal microorganisms in the intestines appear to play a pivotal role in how the HIV virus foils a successful attack...

The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims' DNA, forcing patients to take...

New research has found novel factors that affect the ability of fungi to be incorporated into microbial communities within the...

Viruses are the enigma of the biological world -- despite having their own DNA and being able to adapt to...

Bacteria and moulds are vital to the ripening and aroma of many cheeses. Scientists from the Institute for Milk Hygiene,...

Melbourne researchers have overturned a 40-year-old theory on when and how cells divide, showing that 'parent' cells program a cell...

Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered that microbes in smaller groups are more likely to mutate, resulting in...

As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look...

Chances are you've heard of mapping genes to diagnose rare diseases, predict your risk of cancer and tell your ancestry....

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston by growing vaginal skin cells outside the body and studying...

An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection. Ever wonder why fruits and vegetables sometimes hit the...

There have been plenty of fad diets that captured the public's imagination over the years, but Harvard scientists have identified...