Curing infections without killing bacteria.

In the 1940s, scientists made a discovery now fundamental to biology: genes are encoded in DNA. The story involves bacteria, dead mice, and a kitchen cream separator.

In the 1940s, scientists made a discovery now fundamental to biology: genes are encoded in DNA. The story involves bacteria, dead mice, and a kitchen cream separator.

Names matter; they are not mere labels. They operate as anchors of memory, social coordinates, and references of collective identity. When a name becomes established through long-term use and broad ad...

by Roberto — Microbiologists continue to advance the frontiers of knowledge.

Military metaphors are pervasive in the language of antibiotics and resistance [1]. Bacterial pathogens are foreign invaders with whom we are at war. To fight them, we deploy antibiotic chemical weapo...

Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery.

The Evolution of STEM is a wonderful new set marred by an unfortunate scientific inaccuracy.

Plus, our Academics Hour video recording and full transcript

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

Why it’s the phrase “the only good Helicobacter pylori is a dead [one]” that should be eliminated, not the bacterium

Probiotics manufacturers are full of, well, the same stuff that has their customers backed up

Scroll through any social feed for a few moments, and every image seems to blend together into a uniform aesthetic. It’s all pastel colors…

Questions raised over copyright licence that covers images created using scientific illustration service Biorender

The unorthodox way one bacterium organizes its genome blurs the line between “essential” chromosomes and “accessory” plasmids.

Criticism of our decision to publish AlphaFold3 raises important questions. We welcome readers’ views. Criticism of our decision to publish AlphaFold3 raises important questions. We welcome readers’ v...