Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...

An international team led by Durham researchers has mapped how the bacterial transporter protein SbmA shuttles antimicrobial peptides across cell membranes. Using advanced structural techniques, they ...

As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul Wiggins studies his model bacteria, Acinetobacter baylyi, the more he sees ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...