The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

Many everyday chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria and potentially fuel antibiotic resistance, prompting calls to ...

For the first time, a team of experts from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), RWTH Aachen University, and the German ...

"The air sacs in the lungs are a critical first barrier against infections in humans, but we've traditionally looked at them ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

Antibiotic factories release resistance genes at levels 100x higher than city sewage. Pharmaceutical pollution is fueling ...

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 ...