In short, while bacteria may not have “sex lives” in the way humans do, their frequent DNA exchanges play a crucial role in keeping their species distinct and thriving. This discovery opens up ...

Yuval Gottlieb-Dror from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine in Rehovot, discovered that certain bacteria living inside ticks are essential for their survival and reproduction. The research ...

New research shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous recombination.

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

but they also demonstrated that changing some of the machinery's components can accelerate nanowire reproduction and bacterial growth. This is an important next step in engineering bacteria to ...

In Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, bacteria undergo an extraordinary cycle of evolution, changing their evolutionary process based on the weather. According to IFLScience, bacteria in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin ...

Now researchers show that metabolites produced by gut microbes ... A Common Mouth and Gut Bacteria May Be Linked With Increased Stroke Risk Jan. 30, 2025 — Increased levels of Streptococcus ...

"This may be fundamentally different from sexual reproduction in animals, plants, fungi, and non-bacterial organisms, where DNA is exchanged during meiosis, but the outcome in terms of species ...

Biofilms are an important, but incompletely understood, form of growth and survival for many bacteria. Recent evidence reveals that biofilms are structurally complex, dynamic systems that have ...

A study by Georgia Tech researchers finds that bacteria maintain species cohesion through homologous recombination, a form of ...

A female swell shark gives birth to a pup without coming in contact with a male, and now scientists are wondering how this is ...

According to the NHS, atherosclerosis occurs when arteries become narrowed, making it difficult for blood to flow through ...