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

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

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 ...

Researchers combined a vaccine and a probiotic supplement to tend the microbial garden inside the intestines of mice, ...

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

For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...

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

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

A virulent strain of antibiotic-resistant superbug that causes severe disease has been found circulating in a Malaysian ...

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

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