Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of years later. Scientists have now discovered that a molecular system once ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of cells. By systematically identifying thousands of rapidly evolving ...

A newly developed therapy inspired by bacteria residing within tumors offers a different way to combat cancer by targeting ...

Researchers have found that specific gut cells, BEST4/CA7+ cells, regulate electrolyte and water balance in response to bacterial toxins that cause diarrhea. Their findings show that these cells ...

In this process, bacteria are labeled as foreign bodies within cells, thereby signaling their destruction by the cellular recycling system. The study, titled "A family of bacterial Josephin-like ...