Scientists from Turkey have designed a next-generation implantable biosensor using genetically engineered E. coli for ...

Researchers suggest targeting the fatty coat of tuberculosis bacteria could enhance the effectiveness of existing TB ...

An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

Some bacteria use a kind of molecular “speargun” to eliminate their rivals, injecting them with a lethal cocktail. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that certain bacteria can ...

Pneumonia is a disease that burdens the health care system with more than 1.2 million emergency room visits each year and ...

Lab-made PET bottle nanoplastics were found to weaken probiotic bacteria and trigger stress and inflammation markers in human ...

Experts have found that there are actually several everyday objects in your home that could contain even more harmful ...

While kitchen sponges are regularly used to clean dishes, they may in fact hold more bacteria than a toilet, and could even ...

Short bursts of high fructose intake made key immune cells in healthy adults more sensitive to bacterial toxins and more ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By ...

“It’s genuinely surprising that the add-on gives vancomycin any ability at all to hit gram negatives,” says Kim Lewis, an ...