Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then ...

Illustration of bacteria on the colon epithelium. (Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Scientists have ...

Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ ...

After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered a way to turn the ...

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist's impression of microbes on the gut lining. "Supplementation therapy targeting riboflavin and biotin holds promise as a ...

The Listeria lifecycle after it infects a mammalian host. Counterclockwise from upper left, the bacteria are quickly ingested by an immune system cell called a macrophage, where they end up in an ...