Hygiene in everyday items that touch the body—such as clothing, masks, and toothbrushes—is critically important. The underlying principle of how graphene selectively eliminates only bacteria has now ...

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in ...

The human body may seem like a single, self-contained system, but it actually hosts trillions of microscopic organisms. These ...

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Researchers have found that bacteria isolated from kimchi can bind to plastic particles in the gut and carry them out of the body.

Researchers identify why graphene oxide selectively destroys bacteria while remaining safe for human cells, with applications from toothbrushes to sportswear.

“The UN estimates that, by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer,” says Arnold Mathijssen, a biophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania who studies how active ...

Couples living together may share 13% to 30% of their gut bacteria. This was true even when diet (which many couples share) ...

Some bacteria, among the deadliest in the world, seek out blood in the body like microscopic vampires, researchers say. National Cancer Institute via Unsplash Dracula. Edward Cullen. Morbius. Count ...

PathogenFinder2 is a new AI tool developed by researchers at DTU in Denmark, in collaboration with international partners, to ...