Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure ...

ESA project called HOBI-WAN is testing a bacterial protein in microgravity to produce and grow food in space, reducing supply ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

If you're about to throw up or get acid reflux, you may feel a burning sensation when acid from your stomach escpes into the ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Antimicrobial resistance and ecological disruption caused by broad-spectrum disinfectants have created an urgent need for ...

A sugar on mycobacteria binds to the immune receptor dectin-1 on host macrophages, helping the bacteria survive and driving ...

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB ...

Food poisoning is never a fun experience. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you’ll bite into something bad and realize soon enough ...

Scientists have discovered a new CRISPR mechanism with precise activity, expanding the potential applications of the existing ...

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...

Smelly earwax can be caused by underlying issues like earwax buildup, swimmer’s ear, cholesteatoma, and ear infection.