Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

Engineers have created ultraviolet (UV) rays-emitting glass that can reduce 98% of biofilm from growing on surfaces in underwater environments. A group of researchers led by University of ...

CHICAGO -- In the arms race between humans and bacteria, the ability to form "biofilms" -- large aggregations of microbes embedded in a slimy matrix -- has been one of the weapons the organisms use to ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Biofilms - the microbial ‘cities’ that surround and protect microorganisms - are everywhere on Earth, supporting essential functions in humans, plants, and ecosystems. Now, researchers are ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms - the equivalent of microbial “cities” - everywhere on Earth. Now, a new Perspective article ...

Researchers developed a compound that imitates iron to transport copper into bacterial cells. The compound successfully ...

A new Perspective article published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes sets out a path to uncover the role of biofilms in health during long-duration spaceflight and how spaceflight research can reshape ...