Space-based experiments show that microgravity-induced mutations in bacteriophages may improve their ability to target ...

A 'silent' mutation in the genetic code of bacteria has been discovered by UK researchers, offering hope for future microbial treatments. The authors of new research, published in the Proceedings of ...

Bacteria have a frustrating ability to return after an infection is cleared out. That’s largely thanks to small “persister” populations that are able to hide from the drugs, seeding a new colony in ...

Neisseria meningitidis are bacteria that live in the noses and throats of many people without causing illness. But in about one in ten carriers, these microbes cause meningococcal disease, which can ...

Bacteria can acquire resistance to antibiotics through random mutations in their DNA that provide them with an advantage that helps them survive. Finding genetic mutations, and discovering how they ...