Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

European surveillance data have revealed that Campylobacter bacteria in humans and animals and some strains of Salmonella continue to be highly resistant to widely used antimicrobials. The two genera ...

Clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat chronic diseases is limited by scientific uncertainty around factors contributing to disease risk. A study published September 2 nd in the open-access journal ...

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in ...

New research reveals that your genetic makeup influences how starch shapes your oral microbiome—potentially affecting your risk for cavities and gum disease. Study: The Impact of Human Salivary ...

Scientists generally agree that eukaryotes, the domain of life whose cells contain nuclei and that includes almost all multicellular organisms, originated from a process involving the symbiotic union ...