A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

Once considered obscure or opportunistic, invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency - and in ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, ...

Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits.

Scientists are now looking to bacteriophage — viruses that infect bacteria — and their potential to treat drug-resistant ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

The new technology, developed by a team at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), identifies ...

New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

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