Antibiotic resistance is making bacterial infections harder to treat, demanding new therapeutic strategies. A new review ...
Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.
Researchers at Durham have helped unlock a new understanding of how bacteria import antimicrobial peptides—the molecules that can kill or inhibit microbes. The research sheds new light on SbmA, a key ...
Tularemia is a rare but highly infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that can evade immune ...
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...
A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever ...
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to  exchange genes, including those ...
Scientists have uncovered how graphene oxide pulls off a remarkable trick: it hunts down and destroys harmful bacteria while ...
Recent studies suggest that animals and people alike have close and complex relationships with the bacteria around and within ...