Researchers made a “huge breakthrough” when they did an experiment “purely out of curiosity” which solves “a decades-long ...

A team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms. This technique is indistinguishable from natural variation and enabled the researchers to ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare immune cell type in the lungs, called NAMs, plays a crucial role in surviving COVID-19 ...

Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

In a lab in the heart of Boston, professor Bree Aldridge leads a team of researchers trying to understand a threat that is ...

A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

New research suggests that lingering cell wall fragments from the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, may be responsible for persistent symptoms long after antibiotic treatment.

Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

Our body's own defense system not only clears away bacteria and viruses, it can also fight cancer. However, not all tumor ...

Bacterial secondary metabolites represent a vast arsenal of bioactive compounds with the potential to combat antimicrobial ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, investigators ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these ...