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

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

Some bacteria seem to be using a type of memory to help them alter future behaviors, based on their past experiences. Hosted ...

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of disease-causing bacteria. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why some chronic wounds refuse to heal, even when treated with antibiotics. A ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

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

University of Otago scientists are harnessing the power of peptides – the body's own tiny protein molecules – for a spray to help the red meat industry solve headaches around bacterial contamination ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...