Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered a way to turn the ...

A study reveals how microscopic bacteria can physically alter your cells and wreak havoc.

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.

Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...

Are all bacterial cells in a group alike? It doesn't seem so. A population of bacterial cells may be heteroresistant, which is to say that some may be able to evade the effects of antibiotics, while ...

Scientists at LSU have patented a novel way to kill cancer cells using staph bacteria, sometimes called the “superbug.” ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...