A realistic animation imitating a time-lapse view through a microscope, with a single microorganism self-replicating and multiplying into many identical copies (binary fission). Microscope, virus and ...

Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery.

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the ...

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...

The CDC Museum is more than just a collection of exhibits – it’s a testament to human ingenuity, scientific progress, and our ...

One of the most impressive displays is the “Global Symphony” exhibit. It’s a massive globe that lights up to show how diseases spread across the world. It’s like watching a real-time game of Pandemic, ...

And ideally, any new product should look, feel, and taste as good as the food it replaces — and be able to overcome any skepticism from consumers uncertain about using bacteria in their kitchen.

America has fallen through the looking glass into something resembling Lewis Carroll’s sequel to “Alice in Wonderland. We are now in an un-wonderland where the Red Queen’s demand for ...

And ideally, any new product should look, feel, and taste as good as the food it replaces — and be able to overcome any skepticism from consumers uncertain about using bacteria in their kitchen. For ...