Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Semiconductors and bacteria. Some combinations are more durable than others. In ...

Boiling hot water bubbles up into pools of vibrant teal and blue. The steam rises, burning anyone who gets too close. The ...

A group of gut bacteria successfully hindered recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in mice, offering alternative ...

Fast and accurate identification and characterization of microbes is vital to guide public health, food safety and clinical ...

In a new study, results suggest that in a preclinical model, two FDA-approved flu antivirals did not successfully treat severe H5N1 infections. Additionally, the researchers found that the route of ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw ...

Murine study identifies critical neonatal window when microbiota disruption results in lifelong metabolic consequences stemming from reduced β cell development.

Eating more fiber-rich foods can strengthen beneficial gut bacteria that protect against harmful Enterobacteriaceae, reducing ...

The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes—or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood—by providing gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

Deinococcus radiodurans, nicknamed 'Conan the Bacterium', is the most radiation resistant bacteria in the world - withstanding thousands of times more radiation than humans. Now, scientists know ...

Scientist is proud to have led "the first astrobiology study to involve Algeria," and believes that his findings are a major step towards finding evidence of life on Mars. Scientists searching for ...