Bacteria are masters of this art and their finding of a balance between being accurate as well as being sufficiently sloppy to generate enough variability has gone a long way in keeping them going, ...

Flesh-eating bacteria are having a bit of a moment. Local news reports are rolling in from Florida to Delaware describing serious infections that usually result from some combination of an open wound ...

Researchers unveil a series of sensors, memory switches, and circuits that can be encoded in the common human gut bacterium. These basic computing elements will allow the bacteria to sense, memorize, ...

(Nanowerk News) The “friendly” bacteria inside our digestive systems are being given an upgrade, which may one day allow them to be programmed to detect and ultimately treat diseases such as colon ...

Gram-positive bacteria have thick cell walls. A Gram stain test, which involves a chemical dye, stains the bacterium’s cell wall purple. On the other hand, gram-negative bacteria stain pink instead.

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the most important health challenges of the 21st century. And time has already run out to stop its dire consequences. I am a biochemist and microbiologist who has ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

Gram staining is one way scientists can identify bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus, appear blue or purple under a microscope when scientists apply a stain. Conversely, ...

Bacteria exist in nearly every corner, crease and crevasse of our surroundings, although supposedly not where Lysol or Neosporin has been applied! Bacteria can certainly make cheese taste great, but ...

Your body contains trillions of bacteria. The majority of these bacteria are located in your intestines. Gut bacteria play several important roles in your health, such as communicating with your ...