Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Bacteria seize genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and use it to form a biological “memory” of the invader that ...

Scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage invaders -- by seizing genetic material from weakened, dormant phages and using it to 'vaccinate' ...