A protein plucked from common soil bacteria and paired with a fatty acid can destroy colorectal cancer cells in laboratory ...

Researchers at Umeå University have turned a protein from soil bacteria into a potential new weapon against colorectal cancer ...

The experiment should have been an exercise in futility. Bioengineer Eijiro Miyako had isolated two species of bacteria, one of which sometimes colonizes tumorous tissues, and used them in an attempt ...

A bacterium from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice by selectively colonizing tumors and triggering both direct ...

Engineered bacteria reprogram tumor macrophages and direct copper into cancer cells, triggering cell death and systemic immunity without damaging healthy tissue. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Tumors do not ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. They turned once-deadly infections into treatable ...

Programmable cell‑like particles seek out drug‑resistant bacteria, inject lethal payloads, and spare beneficial microbes.

The microbial arms race, in which bacteria battle with each other, viruses, and other organisms for space and nutrients, has ...