The Latest Breaking News from Bacteria

Two huge breakthroughs could change the game for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Scientists have broken a key barrier toward using genetically-engineered gut bacteria to treat metabolic conditions like diabetes in humans.

Bugged by freeloaders? You are not alone. In fact, it is not uncommon in the bacteria world too, where some species of bacteria show keenness to spot the selfish ones among them and punish them, even if the punishment affects the future of group. Humans need communication to coordinate functions,…

Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Pushchino Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered a new gene to protect plants from common diseases like fungi, bacteria and adverse environmental factors. Read more Dynamite News:

Aircrafts transport people, ship goods, and perform military operations, but the petroleum-based fuels that power them are in short supply. In research published on June 30 in the journal Joule, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab have found a way to generate an alternative jet fuel by harvesting an unusual…

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria, which refer to any tissue-destroying infection, rise in summer when more people are cooling off in bodies of water. The most common bacteria, vibrio, is often found in seawater and has the potential to be deadly.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk shutdowns

If bacteria finds its way into a container a whole shipload of produce can be spoiled. But a South Australian company has developed and proven a new technology to reduce produce loss in transit.

Medics believe bacteria from his ruptured gall bladder is attacking his lungs