Bacteria need mutations -- changes in their DNA code -- to survive under difficult circumstances. When necessary, they can even mutate at different speeds. This is shown in a recent study by the ...

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive antibiotic treatment and live longer by changing their outer fat coating, ...

Everyday non-antibiotic meds like ibuprofen and paracetamol can make E. coli more likely to mutate and resist antibiotics. The study looked at how nine widely used medications interact with the ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

Microbes that hitched a ride into orbit are not just surviving in space, they are changing in ways that give them startling new abilities. In the strange physics of microgravity, bacteria and viruses ...

The figure illustrates a key strategy to prevent the evolution of antimicrobial resistance. When bacteria are treated with a single antimicrobial peptide (AMP)—from a source like a honeybee (top) or a ...

Scientists have discovered a dangerous pathogen lurking in the drinking water in Delhi. It’s not a superbug per se, but a supergene — a genetic mutation that can be acquired by a variety of bacteria ...