Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce. Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a ...

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Researchers are now exploring ways to use 'probiotics', or friendly bacteria, to counteract pathogenic bacteria responsible for these infections. A new pilot study suggests that probiotics might ...

There are roughly 30,000 different species of bacteria. Some can harm human health, while others can be helpful. Those that are helpful maintain overall health in the body. The most well-known ...

Increased levels of Streptococcus anginosus, a common type of bacteria that usually lives in the mouth and gut, was found in the gut of recent stroke survivors in Japan.

UCSF scientists are taking the first steps toward creating a new type of antibiotic that uses an unusual virus to defeat ...

Lorenzo and his colleagues thought mosquitoes might be able to transfer these helpful bacteria into water sources that don’t have them, which Lorenzo likens to “preparing a place where the kids will ...