Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve new traits that meet the challenges of every environment they inhabit, from ...

Bacteriophage T7, a virus that preys on E. coli, becomes a more effective killer after spending time aboard the International Space Station, according to new research from University of ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

What if the Trojan horse had been pulled to pieces, revealing the ruse and fending off the invasion, just as it entered the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Escherichia coli bacteria went up against viruses on the International Space Station. (Cavallini James/BSIP/Universal Images Group ...