One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged a heritable form of bacterial symbiosis inside the ...

Endosymbiotic relationships—in which one organism lives within another—are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new findings ...

Whether dormant bacteria begin to reproduce is no accident. Rather, they are simply waiting for a clear signal from a single protein in the cell interior. Researchers have now deciphered the molecular ...

Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...

Assess student understanding of bacteria and antibiotic resistance. Write the following statements on the board or make a student handout without the answers. Have students vote on whether they think ...

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows. Plasmids are ...

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows. Plasmids are ...

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative ...