How can oceanic microbes help produce antibiotics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of researchers from UC San Diego and UC San Francisco ...

University scientists have identified a molecule that various species of bacteria use for communication — a discovery that may lead to antibiotic drugs that are more powerful in fighting disease. A ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

Bacteria carry countless hidden treasures in their DNA—fragments that could hold the key to new medicines. But how do you pick out the most promising ones from millions of options? "Look at the ...

An analysis of an unusual enzyme could result in a new generation of antimicrobial medicines to counter antibiotic resistance ...