bacteria

Using science to unstick the fermentation process.
Marsha Lewis, Contributing Producer
Urban 'microbiome' can offer glimpses into disease trends.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Researchers target harmful pathogens by unleashing their own infectious organisms.
Karin Heineman, ISTV Executive Producer
A simple laser scan could quickly identify pathogens in food and in the environment.
Alexander Hellemans, Contributor
Research adds a new dimension to cranberries' possible effect on urinary tract infections.
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
Bacterial proteins could alter precipitation patterns and climate-change models.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
An ancient disease finally tips its hand.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Could a quick dip in high-salinity water lead to oysters that are safer to eat?
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
A new arsenic-munching bacteria changes scientists views about life on other planets.
Carrie Arnold, Contributor
Examining the award-winning work toward the future of antibiotics that won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor