Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the ...

Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...

Mitochondria organelles came from primordial bacterial endosymbionts and still preserve distinct genes for important functions like making ATP. To speed the emerging therapeutic research into the ...

The study highlights how oral infections, especially those involving Porphyromonas gingivalis, can worsen heart health.

Unlike traditional solar cells, these biological systems can self-assemble ... Under certain conditions, the bacteria could redirect excess electrons toward electricity generation without compromising ...

Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1-H-121 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan ...

The team have shown that their nanostructured surfaces resist the growth of bacteria, but enable the culturing of cells. Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University New nanostructured alumina surfaces offer ...