A new study from Caltech demonstrates that soil bacteria can adapt under stress, particularly when a key nutrient, phosphorus ...

A classic question in biology is whether evolution is entirely random or, can it follow predictable patterns. This question was popularized by the famous paleontologist and science communicator ...

The idea that living beings without a brain can learn and retain information seems counterintuitive. Yet a recent study from ...

Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation. Based on genomic analyses of samples from European lakes, researchers uncovered specific ...

Probiotics are defined as “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host” 1, whereas live biotherapeutics (LBP) are live microorganisms that are ...

Antibiotic resistance and tolerance are thought to be the key phenotypic traits that underpin evolutionary adaptation to antibiotics. However, the concepts of resistance and tolerance can be traced ...

A new approach to the investigation of bacterial adaptations could help improve the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections. An international research team from the Wellcome Sanger Institute ...

If you still remember that “Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti,” you’ll likely also recall the corresponding taxonomic ranks of biology: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, ...

Lucinid clams, inconspicuous inhabitants of the seafloor and one of the most diverse group of animals in the ocean, rely on symbiotic bacteria for their survival. Researchers now reveal the ...

Stephen King’s The Mist got a memorable Frank Darabont adaptation in 2007. Nearly two decades later, the premise feels oddly prescient — but in a much smaller and far less terrifying way. Fog itself ...

AMES, Iowa – Researchers at Iowa State University have identified a genetic process by which some Escherichia coli bacteria adapt to the human kidney, a step that could lead to new treatments to stop ...