Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

Space-evolved viruses show enhanced killing power against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, offering new pathways for phage ...

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

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a bacterium that infects people after they eat raw or undercooked shellfish creates syringe-like structures to inject its toxins into ...

The legendary Alexander Fleming, who famously discovered penicillin, once said 'never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening.' And the path of science often leads to just that. New ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Food poisoning is never a fun experience. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll bite into something bad and realize soon enough ...