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 ...

A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, among others, presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants and animals, may have originated from an ...

"Diet choice, reproduction of fruit flies affected by gut bacteria." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 07 / 170727141457.htm (accessed April 6, 2026).

The growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics, scientists at the University of Exeter have discovered. This had been expected, but researchers were surprised to find mutated E.coli ...

Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will develop when they are exposed to antibiotics. Using theoretical ...