Communication between cells in plants, animals and humans takes place via specialized connecting structures. An international team led by biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and ...

A self-made bacterial hydrogel can push cells from dying biofilms and may offer a new path for disrupting resistant communities.

Biosynthesis of MOFs observed for the first time and could inspire the design of sustainable electronic structures ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a ...

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's ...

A 2026 study in two insect-pathogenic bacterial genera found that selection, genetic drift and biased recombination jointly ...

Scientists have mapped in unprecedented detail the structure of Vibrio bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections linked to antibiotic resistance. The King's College London team behind the ...

The bacterial nucleoid is a dynamic, membrane-less compartment in which chromosomal DNA associates with various proteins and RNA molecules to achieve a compact yet accessible organisation. A ...

A project at the University of Tokyo has developed a mid-infrared microscopy platform offering an improved view of structures inside living bacteria. Described in Nature Photonics, the new nanoscope ...

Researchers have demonstrated how living bacteria can bind grains of sand into solid architectural elements using 3D printing ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). In Japan alone, approximately 80% of adults over 30 years ...