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by Roberto — In exploring some of Darwin's last writings, we discover a striking regret.

Noteworthy — Now, a link between colibactin production and intestinal dysbiosis in cystic fibrosis patients.

What electron microscope images hint at, but can only be seen in videos: how 'Asgard' archaea move.

by Roberto — I share a story and some text I wrote twenty years ago.

Noteworthy — Colibactin, a genotoxic natural product, protects honeybees from the pathogen Serratia marcescens.

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - MeeY and YybP, two proteins regulated by manganese-sensing riboswitches, are required for Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation

by Mechas — Academic freedom in global decline.

Complex media are routinely used to cultivate diverse bacteria. However, this complexity can obscure the factors that govern cell growth. While studying protein acetylation in buffered tryptone broth ...

by Hiroshi Nikaido — LB medium, also known incorrectly as Luria-Bertani medium, is widely used to grow bacterial cultures, mainly because it is easy to prepare and provides a broad base of nutrien…

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02449-6In this Perspective, Levin and Wang give a brief history of bacterial growth rate and discuss how it is connected to nutrient availability and macromolecule synthesis, with a focus on (p)ppGpp as a central hub regulating resource allocation and, indirectly, growth rate at the single-cell level.

Noteworthy — Environmental bacteria that prevent allergies in children.

by Karen G. Lloyd — The story behind some extremely long-lived microbial cells.

Researchers are racing to culture a menagerie of exotic organisms and finding lots of surprises along the way.