Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

The works shows that white blood cells called neutrophils form gooey, protein-rich rings around sites where the skin has been ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The ...

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

Synthetic ‘kill switch’ could fast track new immunotherapies, turning bacterial armies against cancer tumours, study shows.

Using bacteria to fight cancer dates back to the 1860s when William B Coley, often called the father of immunotherapy, injected bacteria called streptococci into a young patient with inoperable bone ...

As fungi resistant to traditional treatments continue to spread around the globe, researchers from China Pharmaceutical ...

Scratching your skin can feel satisfying, but learn how it impacts inflammation and bacterial infection defense.

Study shows predatory bacteria Myxococcus xanthus in soil communities drives antimicrobial resistance through microbial ...