The contracts of 140 term employees at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg were not renewed recently, while the federal government cut costs across departments, their union told the ...

This work has also created a kind of "treasure map" that investigators can use to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. | ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Some notoriously difficult-to-treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new ...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a fast-growing, pathogenic mycobacteria that can cause lung infections, and people who have ...

Scientists have developed a cutting-edge way to fight stubborn UTIs by using nanogels to deliver antibiotics directly to ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

As a professor of pathology at the University of Michigan, Gabriel Nuñez’s life is dedicated to research on microbes and ...

Scientists continue to learn more and more about bacteria that exists naturally inside our gut. Researchers at Virginia Tech ...

Researchers at Boston University have found that microplastics (MPs) provide an ideal platform for bacteria to form ...

Bigelow Laboratory researchers and students have applied an innovative method for studying chemical processes at the individual cell level to advance understanding of Maine’s coastal sediments and the ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.