An international team of researchers has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic. Their findings introduce a compound with strong activity against highly resistant bacterial ...

This bacterium is a common cause of infections in hospitals, and now researchers are a step closer to understanding why.

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

A multi-institutional collaboration of synthetic biology research centers in China has developed a genetically engineered ...

An international research effort led by UC San Diego bioengineers has uncovered that DNA mutations arising during early childhood from a bacterial toxin called colibactin ... genetic signature on the ...

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

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Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab joins 'Fox & Friends' to examine a new study on the effects of pathogenic gut bacteria and tips for limiting exposure to harmful bacteria.