PathogenFinder2 is a new AI tool developed by researchers at DTU in Denmark, in collaboration with international partners, to ...

A new study challenges a decades-old explanation for how bacteria change direction, revealing that the process may be driven ...

Scientists have engineered a common probiotic bacterium to act like a microscopic drug factory that hunts down tumors and ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a crucial organelle present in eukaryotic cells, including human cells. The ER plays a vital part in making sure proteins are properly constructed, and that they get ...

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed ...

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then ...

Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening, is one of the most severe threats to the global citrus industry. Caused by the gram‐negative, phloem-limited bacterium Candidatus ...

Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...