Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two ...

Cholera remains a major global public health challenge, with an estimated 1.3 to 4 million cases and tens of thousands of ...

Metabolites in mouse and human breath correlate to gut-microbe populations and might be helpful in diagnosing disease.

Researchers find obelisks, mysterious RNA molecules in human bacteria that challenge our understanding of viruses and ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...