University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

The primary cause was likely the microgravity itself, since that environment prevents convection—the natural movement of ...

By simplifying the engineering process and expanding what can be built, the Golden Gate method greatly broadens the possibilities for scientists working to develop bacteriophages as tools to combat ...

Researchers discovered a bacterial protein that detects phage infection and forms membrane pores to kill the host cell before ...

Viruses mutated aboard the ISS, and got better at hunting superbugs. Space may be the unlikeliest lab in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Bacteria incubated with bacteriophages in space accumulated distinct mutations compared to those on Earth, highlighting the ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

Bacterial sensory systems represent a dynamic and rapidly evolving area at the intersection of molecular microbiology and biochemistry, where recent ...

Antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs designed to kill them—is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...