In a nutshell Scientists have solved the 3D structure of EspC, a powerful toxin produced by EPEC, a diarrheal E. coli strain ...

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed ...

A drug-resistant strain of A. baumannii is spreading in a Malaysian hospital, posing a global health threat due to its ...

For centuries, sailors have reported the eerie glow of "milky seas" — vast areas of ocean that shine at night like a soft ...

Our bodies are replete with bacteria and other microorganisms that coexist without harming us, but we do occasionally suffer ...

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut ...

In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh's lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms—each one a fraction the size ...

A study published in Nature Chemistry by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Yale University shows how common ...

A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy ...

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

A new study maps how specific lactic acid bacteria can enhance both the flavor and nutritional quality of plant-based dairy alternatives. The findings may have wide-reaching perspectives for the ...