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 ...

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...

New experimental studies by numerous research groups, including the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (MPI-EB) in ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are mostly harmless bacteria that live in the intestines of animals and humans. They are the most ...

They cultured six bacterial species in 195 different nutrient environments (media) and profiled their growth, generating 4,680 quantitative indices based on two parameters: growth rate and population ...

Scientists explored the evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most diverse herbivores on Earth. They showed that symbioses with bacteria have evolved repeatedly and independently in different ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

Bacterial evolution and oxygen adaptation: A timeline built from genomic, fossil, and chemical data. Colors show oxygen states: anaerobic (blue), aerobic (red), and proportion of aerobic lineages in ...