Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international team ...

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

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Genetic mutations, oxidative stress, smoking, oral bacteria, and age-related blood mutations have been identified as early ...

The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach. H. pylori has unique characteristics allowing it to thrive in the acidic gastric ...

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

Antibiotic resistance is a significant and growing medical problem worldwide. Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and collaborators have found a novel genetic arrangement that may ...

Like humans struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, bacterial cells need social distancing to thwart viruses. But in some situations, such as inside elevators or within the candy-colored ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...