Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a major widespread health issue that affects millions of patients globally every year. These infections are not only uncomfortable, but also challenging to treat, ...

Microorganisms produce a wide variety of natural products that can be used as active ingredients to treat diseases such as ...

A bacterial infection caused by the mishandling of food at a Welsh takeaway resulted in 50 customers falling ill ...

A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...

Insights into how diverse phage communities coexist within a single E. coli strain could lead to newer, more effective phage-based therapies.

Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in ...

Antimicrobial peptides have not typically lived up to their promise, especially when it comes to beating antibiotic ...

Researchers at the HIPS and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF ... liberate and amplify entire biosynthetic gene clusters within the native bacterial cell, granting access to previously ...

A group of 38 leading scientists are calling for a pause on research to create 'mirror life' - a form of artificial organism ...

A group of 38 leading experts in fields ranging from synthetic biology to the existence of life beyond Earth has come ...

Researchers uncover how the skin autonomously produces antibodies through specialized immune structures, maintaining ...