An international research team has used high tech methods to uncover a mechanism through which the right combination of bacteria in the gut can lead to microbiome resilience to dietary alterations, ...

One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

New research finds that sexual reproduction and multicellularity drive diversity among different species. There are huge differences in species numbers among the major branches of the tree of life.

Endosymbiotic relationships—in which one organism lives within another—are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new findings ...

New CU Boulder research shows that bacteria harness physical laws to operate at the edge of chaos and use calcium to independently diversify and find a place to settle down Let’s talk about the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the latest example of bacteria being "literally everywhere," scientists appear to have found ...