Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...

The $5,000 equipment grant from the Education Foundation of Kennebunk and Arundel has transformed how students learn ...

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.

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better understand the genetic diversity of wildlife — and in the long run, could be ...

A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and ...

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

Me has filed for bankruptcy as is seeking buyers. Here's what could happen to the company's DNA database, one of the largest ...

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's maiden six-wicket for India as the hosts beat England by 75 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat that could supplant cancer mortality within a few decades. Researchers at ...

The first-of-its-kind in-depth bacterial evolutionary map could pave the way for the development of precision treatments for certain antibiotic-resistant infections, such as urinary tract infections.

Nocardia bacteria are found in soil, standing water and decaying plant material. Around 100 Nocardia species have been identified so far, of which 12 are known to infect humans. People may become ...