Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make ...

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Forever chemicals get their name because they resist breaking down, whether in well water or the environment. In the human ...

Researchers found that small doses of an antibiotic can coax gut bacteria into producing a life-extending compound. In worms, ...

The current climate change crisis is the result of carbon deposits that have taken many millions of years to build up being suddenly released into the atmosphere over the space of a few decades. But ...

Getting sick while travelling abroad is not uncommon – in fact, Dr Richard Dawood, a travel medical specialist at Fleet ...

The Jewett Lab has spent years reimagining biological processes to advance technological progress. Recently, the lab helped ...

GW researchers released a comprehensive review that found evidence that imbalances in gut bacteria are linked to memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease last Thursday, though they cautioned that the ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of cells. By systematically ...