There’s all sorts going on in the tiny world of bacteria. One species, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a cannibal—it eats other bacteria. Bacteria also build bridges to share bits of DNA with ...

My work focused mainly on the actin-like protein and major cell wall coordination factor MreB. I completed a PhD in 2010 studying the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus in Liz Sockett’s ...

Cellular microbiology is the scientific study of the functions and properties of microbial cells. This discipline combines techniques and approaches of classic cell biology and microbiology. Here ...

Microbiologist Dan Buckley joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about microbiology. What's the fastest known bacteria? Is the zombie fungi from "The Last Of Us" realistic?