Bacteria need mutations -- changes in their DNA code -- to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can even mutate at different speeds. This is shown in a recent study by the ...

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called phages ...

Microbes that hitched a ride into orbit are not just surviving in space, they are changing in ways that give them startling new abilities. In the strange physics of microgravity, bacteria and viruses ...

Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

While the C9orf72 mutation is the most common genetic cause of Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and dementia, not all genetic carriers develop symptoms. The gut-brain axis discovery was made by researchers ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

Scientists have discovered a dangerous pathogen lurking in the drinking water in Delhi. It’s not a superbug per se, but a supergene — a genetic mutation that can be acquired by a variety of bacteria ...