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

The viruses devise ploys to break into bacterial defenses. Bacteria, on the other hand, strengthen their defenses so that ...

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

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Bacteria are a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, helping produce everything from drugs and beer to biodiesel and fertilizer. The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, relies ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

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 ...

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

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

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

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...