A protein plucked from common soil bacteria and paired with a fatty acid can destroy colorectal cancer cells in laboratory dishes, Swedish researchers reported in a study published in Cell Death ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance. Tiny virus-like particles called gene transfer agents (GTAs), once ancient ...

Study: HAIs due to gram-negative bacteria, MRSA up death risk significantly Healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

THE quest for immortality looks more than ever like an impossible dream. Even bacteria, long regarded as the masters of regeneration, eventually reach the twilight of their lives and die, just as we ...