When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

A Franco-British team of scientists has explored two human proteins recently identified as immune enzymes. Structural studies ...

New research from MIT Sloan School of Management and the Santa Fe Institute presents a mathematical model analyzing a wide ...

Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then ...

Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...

The bacteria in your mouth and on your tongue may be linked to changes in brain function as you age, new research suggested. The study, led by the University of Exeter, found that certain bacteria ...

Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending ...

As antibiotic resistance continues to rise worldwide, scientists are searching for new strategies to combat infections. This ...