Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming harder to treat, pushing scientists to look for new antibiotic targets. Researchers have ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. They are the most abundant biological entities on Earth, yet we are only starting to understand their profound impact on ...

In the face of rising antibiotic resistance, bacteriophage therapy has re-emerged as a promising alternative. However, bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to phages, threatening the long-term ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless "microgravity" conditions aboard the International Space Station, but the ...

Scientists in Seoul have uncovered 15 gut bacterial species linked to coronary artery disease, showing that microbes can influence heart health far beyond digestion. Their findings reveal how shifts ...

A groundbreaking study carried out in Israel and Ethiopia, and released on Thursday, sheds light on how bacteria in the gut can actively boost the immune defenses in people living with early stages of ...