Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers reveal a bacterial immune system that thwarts the phages’ plot by attaching a small protein molecule to their tails. The components of this ...

Researchers explored how Vibrio cholerae bacteria cause intense gut contractions through immune system activation, ...

Researchers at the John Innes Centre have discovered that the capacity of bacteria to spread disease in plants is more extensive than known before. Using Pseudomonas syringae, they found that the ...

The capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis.

Uncover the secret powers of cranberries, from fighting bacteria to boosting your health all year. Find creative ways to ...

A pink or reddish tint in mucus means there’s blood present. This often happens when the nasal tissues are irritated, dry or ...

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the culprit – giant viruses – and identify their traces in specific types of tiny algae that they attack.

"Mirror bacteria" could evade people's immune systems, they suggest, causing deadly infections. Such infections could also ...

A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both ...

A Nobel Prize-winning Cambridge scientist is among a group of experts who have warned that the creation of mirror life could ...