Imagine marshaling tiny bacteria to weave a new kidney. Or to repair joints. Or even to replace parts of an injured skull. Paul Gatenholm and Rafael Davalos, engineers at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine -- Many U.S. beaches will caution against swimming this Labor Day weekend because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. Beaches from Crystal River, Fla., to ...

GREENSBORO, N.C.--When you hear the word "bacteria" you might think it's a bad thing. So you get rid of it all - the cleaner the better! Doctors say this is actually a problem because there are good ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Researchershave discovered that E. coli bacteria can synchronize their movements, creating order in seemingly random biological systems. By trapping individual bacteria in micro-engineered circular ...