Every living creature on Earth needs to protect itself from things that would do it harm. Bacteria are no different. And ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown how the bacteria causing tuberculosis (TB) directly cross the brain's ...

F or the second half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th, pneumonia was a leading cause of death that killed ...

In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1 ...

Every living creature on Earth needs to protect itself from things that would do it harm. Bacteria are no different. And ...

Analysis of swabs from China's Tiangong Space Station has revealed a new strain of bacteria sporting new adaptations for ...

Scientists discovered 'alien' bacteria on China’s Tiangong space station, raising questions about life in space.

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and functions of organisms.

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

In this Timeline, Gijs Kuenen recalls the discovery of these unique microorganisms and describes the continuing elucidation of their roles in environmental and industrial microbiology. You have ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a blood test that can identify early signs of Alzheimer's ...