Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

An E.coli bacterium (pink) binds to a host cell surface in the lower left of this illustration. Sticking tenuously to a host ...

The bigger problem in your cookie dough, at least by volume, is actually the flour. Surprise! And while getting sick from raw ...

Bacteria form teams to hunt and survive, but lazy cheaters always try to freeload without contributing. Groundbreaking IISc ...

A familiar mouth bacterium best known for causing cavities may also be quietly influencing the brain. Scientists found that ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...

Weighing a single living cell sounds like a party trick, yet the numbers involved are so small that they push the limits of ...