Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...

Biologists from ETH Zurich have discovered speargun- like molecular injection systems in two types of bacteria and have described their structure for the first time. The special nanomachines are used ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

Biofilms are multicellular networks that can grow almost anywhere. These slime-encased microbial colonies can survive harsh conditions and develop resistance to antimicrobial agents such as ...

A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs.