Avi Flamholz leverages computational tools and microbial biochemistry to improve climate models and provide novel engineering ...

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

Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spread through direct contact with infected animals or the body fluids of an ...

Baroness Natalie Bennett will join leading scientists and policymakers in Belfast for a discussion on how to slow the spread of superbugs at the Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference.

It can also make leather-like materials and building blocks for a Martian house.

Scientists and chefs have collaborated on a new study that demonstrates how fermented foods can be used to drive participatory science projects that both engage the public and advance our ...

There is usually one bit of genomic DNA in a bacterial cell that encodes for most of its functions, but bacteria can carry other bits of genetic material like plasmids, which could carry a gene for ...

Jordon King lights up the Florida Everglades, saving the environment one social media post at a time. A South Florida scientist and social media influencer turned his passion for microbiology into a ...

Some Earth-based microbes may be tougher than expected, raising new questions about survival beyond our planet.