Scientists have demonstrated that select human gut bacteria can bioaccumulate and sequester PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, ...

Prokaryotic bacteria cell Bacteria are single-celled organisms that thrive in a wide variety of environments, from soil and water to the human gut to extreme habitats like hot springs. 19 Bacteria ...

Even though humans are complex organisms and bacteria are single cells, and each are made of completely different cell types (eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, respectively), there are some similar ...

Biofilms are conglomerates of bacteria and other organisms, which are feared in medicine as well as other areas because they can contain pathogens and are highly resistant to treatment. Chemists ...

This new approach to antibiotics, says Houry, holds great potential for treating bacterial infections such as meningitis and ...

To address the global threat of antibiotic resistance, scientists are on the hunt for new ways to sneak past a bacterial cell's defense system. Taking what they learned from a previous study on ...