Pathogens are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. With the goal of developing new therapeutic approaches to ...

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

Microbes are known for their remarkable survival abilities. And now, scientists have discovered another remarkable trait: ...

Overflow metabolism refers to the widespread phenomenon of cells excreting metabolic by-products into their environment.

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

Hidden oral bacteria may take refuge in artery walls, forming biofilms that evade detection and could help trigger heart ...

Researchers have described a large set of previously unrecognized enzymatic domains—named the Lipocone superfamily—and outlined their evolutionary pathway from bacterial defense molecules to key ...

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

Lucy Shapiro received this year’s Lasker Special Achievement Award for her discovery of how bacteria use genetic circuits to ...

The 19 Wnt proteins found in humans are part of a larger superfamily of proteins that are also found in Archaea and Bacteria.

Imagine a house that doesn't just shelter you but also stores electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but it's now ...