T cells are the immune system’s frontline fighters. When they detect danger, they rapidly multiply and transform into effector cells that destroy pathogens.

For the first time, a scientific study has succeeded in using live microbes to produce medicine — by digesting and fermenting ...

The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from pathogens and potentially dangerous substances that might be in our blood. And ...

Scientists have discovered a gruesome microbial survival strategy: when food is scarce, some bacteria kill and consume their neighbors.

Imagine a bacterial cell—one of the multi-drug-resistant varieties that keep infectious disease experts up at night—blown ...

Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they’re starving, spearing them with needles that spill ...

Bacteria operate by a pretty simple set of biological commands: survive and reproduce. But a recent study is highlighting ...

Using E. coli and plastic waste to produce a common pain medication, researchers say their findings could pave the way for ...

When food runs low, some bacteria kill and eat their neighbors. Study shows a survival strategy that changes how we think ...

Researchers investigating the enigmatic and antibiotic-resistant Pandoraea bacteria have uncovered a surprising twist: these pathogens don't just pose risks they also produce powerful natural ...

Researchers say using physically patterned surfaces applied to existing device materials would reduce barriers to commercial application.

T cells are front line defenders against pathogens, like viruses, and cancer because they can kill infected or malignant cells. Scientists have for years been trying different techniques to direct ...