Researchers at University of Tsukuba proposed a new approach to reveal ecological niches (positions within ecosystems) and ...
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — When space shuttle Endeavour rocketed into space yesterday, it took along a common microorganism normally found in the upper respiratory tract of approximately 40 percent of ...
These jelly/jello petri dish bacteria snacks are a fun Halloween party treat or just an unusual way to learn about bacteria! A petri dish is a shallow, ...
On Sept. 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming woke up to check on his experiments investigating bacterial growth — and accidentally ...
Researchers at Umeå University have identified a key molecular player that helps bacteria survive the hostile environment ...
In the 1940s, the famous Luria–Delbrück experiment showed that bacteria evolve resistance to drugs they'd never encountered thanks to a random mutational process. When you purchase through links on ...
Scientists have found that competition between strains of beneficial bacteria in the soil degrades the service that the bacteria provide to their hosts. Plants form alliances with microbes in the soil ...