Dead bacteria release an enzyme that breaks down their contents into nutrients for other bacteria, highlighting a novel ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.

A new soda pop containing a mixture of prebiotics to encourage bacterial diversity is now available. Currently, there is no ...

In Estonia, many people learnt a lesson from ethnomedicine as children – that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would ...

Cells called neutrophils form gooey rings around sites where skin is punctured, study in mice shows. Immune cells in the skin ...

Stay Active: Regular exercise is key for visceral fat loss. Mitri is a big fan of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), as ...

The list of 24 pathogen families is the first to consider global health threats, as well as threats specific to the UK population ...

Shower heads are a breeding ground for bacteria and limescale, but all you need to do is soak them with a kitchen staple.

The blaSCO-1 gene likely remained unreported because routine surveillance usually targets well-known resistance genes and it has overlapping functions with other genes. Gaps in bioinformatics ...

Bad breath can be an unwelcome distraction in social and intimate moments. Whether you are on a first date, attending an ...

Previous TEDDY studies investigated whether gut bacteria and human viruses affected the development of type 1 diabetes. While they did not find a clear association with gut bacteria, there was an ...