A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when ...

The bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas citri, which causes canker disease in citrus trees, activates selected parts of the fruit ...

The Japanese tree frog (Dryophytes japonicus) spends most of its time dodging herons and catching flies. But unbeknownst to ...

A microbe called Turicibacter improves metabolic health and reduces weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet. The results could lead to new ways to control weight by adjusting gut bacteria.

Japanese researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium that shows promise as a treatment for a specific type of cancer. In a study published in the ...

Scientists have been obsessed with finding the origin of Alzheimer's disease for decades. We know that it occurs because ...

Countless bacterial species share cramped environments where competition for space and resources is fierce. Some rely on a ...

Bacteria use a short RNA guide to detect viruses and activate a self-destruct mechanism that protects the wider microbial ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bacteria, in turn, can develop defenses against these viruses. Bacteriophages or ...

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and noodles ...

A potentially deadly type of bacterium previously found only in parts of Southern Asia, Africa or Australia has been detected for the first time in soil and water samples in the U.S., the Centers for ...

Claims that Lyme disease was developed as a military bioweapon and escaped from a government lab are flatly contradicted by decades of scientific evidence -- despite what federal regulators have ...