Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending the gut. The protein strengthens the mucus layer that lines the ...

Baylor University researchers have developed a novel approach to fight colorectal cancer, using modified bacteria as a courier to deliver potent cancer-killing proteins into tumor cells. Michael S.

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

You probably think tossing groceries anywhere in your kitchen is fine, right? Think again. Where you stash your food matters ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...

Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark on the gut ...

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issues advisories for those two beaches. The agency tests all beaches weekly and tests advisory beaches daily until cleared. Advisories note faulty ...

Back in 2021, Pierre Stallforth and his team at the Leibniz-Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) showed that bacteria of the genera Pseudomonas and Paenibacillus ...

Filters to be installed on fixtures in the two buildings Legionella bacteria testing first began in November after a custodial employee assigned to the sheriff's administration building was ...

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not just the classic idea of dormancy. The researchers show that some cells enter ...

ELDON, Mo. (KY3) - Residents of Eldon have been under a boil water order for nearly two weeks after E. coli and other bacteria were found in test samples. The issue began with routine monthly testing ...

Pontiac — Oakland County is taking measures to purify the water in its facilities after bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease were found in two county government buildings. County officials said ...