The Latest Breaking News from Bacteria

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines.

Here's how to know if yours were compromised.

Your vacuum cleaner will be your best friend this winter

Who hasn’t been prescribed antibiotics by a doctor – for a chest infection or perhaps a sore throat? It’s terrifying to think that these infections can become life threatening if the antibiotic drugs needed to treat them stop working.

The APACE project is attempting to harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy.

It could also be used to create clean energy here on earth

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick.

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic UTIs, including women, older adults and some veterans.

Bacteria are not the only microscopic troublemakers. Viruses, tiny microorganisms that "hijack" their host's cells, are the source of some of the most dangerous and communicable diseases in the world, including AIDS. And viruses can attack plants as well as humans and animals. Taking their cue from Japanese tobacco growers…