One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Whether dormant bacteria begin to reproduce is no accident. Rather, they are simply waiting for a clear signal from a single protein in the cell interior. Researchers have now deciphered the molecular ...

Endosymbiotic relationships—in which one organism lives within another—are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new findings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a groundbreaking study, researcher Kostas Konstantinidis has reshaped our understanding of microbial life, challenging the long ...

An insect ecology professor at the University of Kentucky explored her research on how bacteria affects spider reproduction during a March 20 lecture. The researcher, Jen White, presented her findings ...

Researchers have discovered that virus-like nanoparticles can promote the multicellular organization and reproduction of host bacteria. These particles, which are evolutionarily related to phages ...