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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Communities of bacteria known as biofilms play a major role in hard-to-treat infections that can ruin lives.To spread, these ...

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 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 ...

It’s being called a “Hail Mary” for a Calgary man who suffers chronic pain – and so far, it seems to be working.