A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday ...

Next-generation technology has helped solve a 30-year mystery of how Legionnaires' disease—a severe form of pneumonia—works, ...

Adding tiny, complex nanoparticles to common vinegar significantly boosted its ability to destroy harmful bacteria, according ...

When a wound turns septic, healing can quickly become a battle. Antibiotics have been the go-to defense for decades, but ...

Engineered bacteria reprogram tumor macrophages and direct copper into cancer cells, triggering cell death and systemic immunity without damaging healthy tissue.

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A multinational research team has discovered a mysterious tubular structure — previously unknown in any organism — within ...

A multinational research team has discovered a mysterious tubular structure—previously unknown in any organism—within Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium associated with a major global citrus pest. This ...

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international collaborators, have discovered Novltex, a ...

The Yale labs of Craig Roy and Jun Liu have harnessed the power of cryo-EM to solve a 30-year mystery of how the Legionella ...

Short peptides can self-assemble into net-like structures that kill bacteria. Now, researchers have discovered how to control ...

AI designed new bacteriophages that killed E. coli in lab tests, promising advances but raising safety concerns.