bacteria

A molecule made by bacteria in the digestive system may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Chains of magnetic particles inside the cells allow the bacteria to orient themselves with Earth's magnetic field, helping them swim toward the depth of water they prefer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

He goes on to emphasize that what Claude found — a previously uncharacterized enzyme system found in viruses that infect bacteria — isn’t necessarily going to be useful.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

"The bacteria spreads more easily in that group, it's lots of people mixing together, and more independence as people move away from parents."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The highly contagious illness is caused by bacteria growing in the body, usually the lungs, and is spread through the air when people cough, sneeze, or spit.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Studies of modern plague systems have shown that changes in climate can strongly affect outbreaks among wild rodents, which act as natural hosts for the bacterium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It uses a harmless bacterium to insert DNA into the rootstock exactly where it is needed to give the tree resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

For these components, the researchers used Pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium that commonly grows on surfaces, including plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The new research provides the first visual evidence of an Asgard archaeon physically interacting with a bacterium through extremely thin, tube-like connections called nanotubes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

How might a bacterium even “know,” or sense, that the sugar source had been switched?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee