While CO₂ doesn’t transmit viruses itself, it acts as a proxy for indoor crowding and poor ventilation. The more people in a ...

The immune system constantly interacts with pathogenic and opportunistic bacteria, employing a variety of defense mechanisms to eliminate threats. Among ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome ...

Encouraging growth of Bacteroides plebeius can potentially suppress colitis-associated colon cancer development, Academia Sinica researchers said.

Food safety is paramount, no matter if you're a high-end chef or only occasionally scramble an egg. Without it comes food poisoning. Or is it food intoxication?

Plants know how to defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms. In turn, pathogens have sensors to detect such defense mechanisms. What happens when plant and pathogen are locked in that duel?

Research on the gut microbiome has focused mainly on bacteria, but bacteriophages and fungi play critical roles as well, with significant influences on health and disease.