An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

ISS BioAsteroid study shows bacteria and fungi can extract metals from meteorite material in microgravity, offering insights for future space resource use ...

We have become much more aware of all of the surfaces we touch daily and what kinds of germs can be on them. The Microbiology Lab at the Medical College of Georgia conducted an experiment with ...

Albert Bartlett was born in Shanghai in 1923, worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, got his PhD from Harvard, and spent his career as a physics professor at the University of Colorado. But he ...

Research conducted partly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) suggests that "microgravity" could help scientists fight drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report from SWNS. Microgravity ...

Your gut bacteria are constantly sensing, moving, and sharing nutrients to keep the microbiome thriving.

People who are infected with chlamydia can transmit these bacteria to other people during unprotected sex. The pathogens usually cause no symptoms, or only mild symptoms at first, such as itching in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Qi Zheng, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do ...

Your gut is home to trillions of bacteria that constantly “sense” their surroundings to survive and thrive. New research shows that beneficial gut microbes, especially common Clostridia bacteria, can ...

New research shows people with obesity have different mouth bacteria. A simple saliva test may one day help detect obesity risk earlier.

(THE CONVERSATION) Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? Researchers have been puzzling over this conundrum for over a century. In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and ...