Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to retaliate against rival attacks. Researchers at the University of Basel have mimicked ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, they make so many copies of themselves that the bacteria burst.

It was there that he had some of his greatest scientific triumphs, including experiments that helped confirm germs can cause disease. “Everything gets complicated away from the laboratory,” he ...

Scientists have developed a new drug that could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major threat to public health.

Phages are harder to classify than bacteria and therefore less understood, but we do know how they attack bacteria. After attaching to a bacterial cell, phages inject their own DNA and reprogram ...

From home to office to school, there are many factors that may affect our health. One of these is the natural presence of germs in our surroundings. Knowing that they may bring illness can be somewhat ...

Researchers triggered this response using an ultra-sharp tip. (Nanowerk News) Some bacteria deploy tiny spearguns to ...