Apr 19, 2023 by News Staff

Scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have used a species of spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus subtilis to create a...

Jan 6, 2022 by News Staff

Biologists from the University of California San Diego and elsewhere have found that biofilm cells are organized in elaborate patterns, a feature previously...

Jan 8, 2021 by News Staff

A team of researchers from Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom has identified circadian rhythms in non-photosynthetic, Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus...

Apr 29, 2020 by News Staff

Collectives of bacteria, or biofilms, stimulated with light remembered the exposure hours after the initial stimulus, according to new research. Reported...

Feb 13, 2020 by News Staff

Two members of a new class of glycopeptide antibiotics — the previously known glycopeptide antibiotic complestatin and a newly-discovered compound...

Oct 10, 2019 by News Staff

Human breast milk contains many known antimicrobial and immunomodulatory molecules, including immunoglobulins, antimicrobial peptides, and fatty acids....

Jul 24, 2019 by News Staff

BioRock, a new investigation on the International Space Station (ISS), is expected to help gain insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks,...

Oct 23, 2015 by News Staff

Bacteria communicate with one another through similar electrical signaling mechanisms as neurons in the human brain, a new study published in the journal...

Nov 29, 2013 by News Staff

Australian scientists have revealed the bacterial killing potential of black silicon, a type of silicon that has been etched to create long narrow nanoprotrusions...