An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life ...

Snake oil with a dangerous bite? Miracle Mineral Solution, also known as MMS, is a chemical mixture touted as a cure-all for ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

The microbe Pyrodictium abyssi is an archaeon—a member of what's known as the third domain of life—and an extremophile. It ...

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

Cholera is a deadly bacterial disease that kills about 95,000 people every year. Vibrio cholerae bacteria infect cells in the ...

Recent research has delved deep into the manifold ways in which diet can affect gut health throughout a person's life. Here ...

Scientists have discovered a strange tubular structure inside Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium in the Asian citrus psyllid. These long, helical tubes, filled with ribosomes, show a complexity not ...

A new study shows that everyday chemicals can disturb gut microbes, change community balance, and even increase antibiotic ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have reported early success with a novel mRNA-based therapy designed to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Hospitals around the world are bracing for a future where common infections no longer respond to standard drugs. Among the ...

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by genome sequencing.