Most bacteria reproduce by making carbon copies of themselves through a process called fission. While this might suggest that all bacteria must be alike, bacteria display staggering diversity ...

Passed onto offspring via infection of the egg, but not sperm, these bacteria have developed a range of reproduction-manipulating mechanisms that ensure their continued prevalence. Chief among these ...

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an ...

Yuval Gottlieb-Dror from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine in Rehovot, discovered that certain bacteria living inside ticks are essential for their survival and reproduction. The research ...

Some antibiotics break down the external layer of the bacteria. Some block the bacteria's reproduction so they die without multiplying and others stop the bacteria's internal processes and they do ...

They work either by killing bacteria or by stopping it from reproducing. These side effects may be uncomfortable, but they tend to pass quickly. Eating the right foods can help to prevent side ...

A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as ...

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. Some phages follow a lytic life cycle where they inject their DNA into the host cell and hijack its mechanisms to reproduce. When the number of ...

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, March 11th continues showing a deterioration in conditions. Stafford County and part of Pawnee are back to abnormally dry.