Here are some of the filthiest, least hygienic parts of your house, along with expert tips on how to clean them: ...

The mysterious balls that forced the closure of several beaches in Sydney last week were found to contain saturated acids, E.

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a ...

Eating more fiber, which is found in whole grains, vegetables and fruits, might help protect against dangerous bacteria in the gut.

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such ...

A 3D rendering captured with a confocal microscope shows the development of serpentine “cables” as non-motile E. coli bacterial cells proliferate in a polymeric solution. Scale bars are included.

Three students from Centreville High School in Clifton discovered a potentially harmful substance – DNA residues, or tiny ...

From a genetic perspective, it is the worst-case scenario for a bacterium: during transcription, freshly created RNA adheres to its DNA template to form a three-stranded structure called an R-loop.

Researchers at Rockefeller University have discovered a new mechanism for maintaining genome stability in bacteria. This ...

Now, new research in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology describes how the enzyme RapA prevents R-loop formation in E. coli, with far-reaching implications for how all cells mai ...

An unplugged electric instrument may function, but it sounds much better when it is connected to an amplifier.