Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory conditions. A critical factor, however, is whether the active substances actually ...

Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

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

Studies published in Nature Cancer reveal how bacterial presence in head and neck cancers affects treatment response, ...

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

Scientists have discovered a new CRISPR mechanism with precise activity, expanding the potential applications of the existing ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Among the diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that call the human gut home, scientists have identified a ...

Brian P. Lazzaro from Cornell University discusses the role of dynamic feedbacks in determining infection outcomes ...

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not just the classic idea of ...

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...