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

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

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

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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