Transmission electron micrograph demonstrating how the functional amyloid curli (purple) acts as a molecular suit of armor to defend E. coli (green) against the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued guidance on how to help fight against evolving bacteria, which can pose a number of ...

The World Health Organization calls antibiotic resistance a “silent pandemic” affecting millions worldwide. But the threat ...

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, according to a new study.

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Why do people get fevers when we get sick? It's a common misconception that pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2 or the flu, cause fevers. But as biology professors, we know it's not that simple. Pathogens ...

Remnants of everything that humans ingest ends up in wastewater, including medications that people may be taking, like antibiotics. Low levels of antibiotics in wastewater can affect bacteria as well, ...

The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never been greater as the global population faces nearly 5 million deaths every year that ...