Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from ...

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in solving it. The post Bacteria frozen for thousands of years in ice cave is ...