Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

An engineer @UHouston has developed a way to turn bacterial cellulose — a biodegradable material — into a multifunctional ...

Plus, homemade apple cider vinegar is often more flavorful and nutrient-dense than its store-bought counterparts, as it retains the beneficial bacteria and enzymes that can be lost in commercial ...

What bacteria is found in bottles? “These might be simple commensals such as streptococcus and staphylococcus, which normally live in symbiosis with their host (i.e. us) but can become problematic if ...

This important study introduces a Bayesian method to determine bacterial counts that accounts for the experimental noise inherent to dilution and plating methods, and distinguishes it from biological ...