A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

Plants are quietly borrowing tricks from bacteria, repurposing foreign genes to build complex molecules that look a lot like ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

In a first-of-its-kind lab study, scientists prove that probiotic bacteria stimulate immediate and measurable changes in brain cell function, hinting at a new direct communication between your gut and ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...