The European Research Council (ERC) will fund Prof. Anupam Sengupta’s research into how bacteria interact with and control light, and possible opportunities for new imaging technologies. The grant of ...

Research into cell cycle regulation and size control in microorganisms has yielded a nuanced understanding of how these entities maintain homeostasis and synchronise growth with division. In both ...

All living things adapt to survive, and bacteria are no different. Over time, some harmful bacteria have become resistant to ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in bacteria that could pave the way for an entirely new class of treatments.

Bacteria can do it, amoebas can do it, even blood cells can do it: They all have the ability to move in a goal-oriented way in liquids. And they do so despite having extremely simple structures ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that not only aid in digestion but also play a key role in shaping our immune system. These microbes communicate with the body by releasing a range of ...