Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they produce, and when? And how do the bacteria ...

Image: Stalks increase the rate of nutrient uptake by efficiently increasing cell surface area. The finding has potential implications for both ecology and drug production Bloomington, Ind. — The ...

A growing body of research now links the trillions of microbes living in the human gut to how well people age, with recent studies identifying specific bacterial signatures that distinguish healthy ...

A Rochester Institute of Technology scientist received funding from the National Science Foundation to better understand the fundamental rules that allow bacteria to compartmentalize the functions ...

Despite being genetically identical, bacteria can vary considerably in shape and size. Whether these variations affect bacterial function has remained an open question. Researchers at the Helmholtz ...

For bacteria, the first line of defense is the cell wall, which keeps toxins such as antibiotics out. Now, researchers have discovered a key mechanism that bacteria use to build their cell walls, ...

For years, conversations about vaginal health have been framed in simple, binary terms: there are “good” bacteria and there are “bad” bacteria. If the “good” bacteria dominate, you’re healthy. If they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thin strands of Thiomargarita magnifica bacteria cells next to a U.S. dime. The species was discovered among the mangroves of ...

Although most of the world's biodiversity is below ground, surprisingly little is known about how it affects ecosystems or how it will be affected by climate change. A new study demonstrates that soil ...