Genomic approaches have transformed how we study microorganisms, which shape nearly every aspect of life on Earth. Featuring a range of article types, including Reviews, Comments and Journal Club ...

Peking University, September 2, 2025: A groundbreaking study by researchers from Wuhan University, York University (UK), and Peking University has uncovered how Escherichia coli (E. coli) persister ...

Chemicals are found in many things around us. New research shows that their impact may be greater than expected.

Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

With so many coral reefs bleaching and pangolins being poached, it may seem tone-deaf to call for the conservation of species that are too small to see with the naked eye. But that’s exactly what the ...

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 ...

Years before the tremors start, before a neurologist ever enters the picture, something may already be shifting in the gut. A ...

The study, recently published in Nature Microbiology, reveals how certain bacteria prevent the transfer of genetic material ...