Levi Wald lives with Barth Syndrome, a condition affecting his heart, breathing and muscle development, as his mother ...

By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaA recent study published in PNAS looked at how Vibrio cholerae interacts with chitin, focusing on ...

Projects, by both Colossal and other groups, are underway around the world to help endangered species develop disease resistance or evolve to tolerate a warmer world. Other projects use gene editing ...

This review highlights how air pollution and occupational inhalation exposures may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders ...

New research shows nanoplastics increase pathogen risk, affecting E. coli virulence and gene transfer, posing health hazards.

Background The diagnosis and management of pneumonia is often challenging due to its overlapping clinical presentations with ...

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more ...

So is it time to add viruses to one's microbiome-feeding regimen of probiotics and prebiotics, synbiotics (which combine the ...

Industrial fermentation using bacteria, yeast and other microbes to produce specific products has the potential to reduce ...

The moon is a harsh place for an average brick. But bacteria, mixed with some bean gum, can help create self-repairing bricks ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria.

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...