Let’s start with the medical miracle and the man who benefitted from it. His name is Daniel Cressy. He is one of more than ...

Researchers trained AI to find a new antibiotic for gonorrhea and then tested it in a "vagina on a chip." ...

In all, the megacluster provides a sophisticated siege on an essential pathway in many bacteria, including Streptomyces’ foes ...

A Monash University-led study has found that an unusual pairing of two commonly used antibiotics can kill and stop the spread ...

Increases the threat of deadly diseases to humans, such as flu-like bacterial disease leptospirosis and viral hantavirus ...

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

Utah State University scientists recently unveiled a new type of CRISPR biotechnology with the ability to selectively target and shred the DNA of cancerous cells.

Scientists say factors that shape the microbiome early in life — including diet, antibiotics, and breastfeeding — may influence cancer risk years later. Colorectal cancer diagnoses are rising among ...

Colorectal cancer, which the Cancer Research Institute explained was "once considered a disease of older age," is skyrocketing among younger people. According to the institute, 1 in 5 diagnoses now ...

Emerging research suggests the state of the gut microbiome in early life is linked to colorectal cancer—and that both too much and too little bacteria can play a role. Colored transmission electron ...

As bacteria become increasingly (and worryingly) resistant to antibiotics, scientists are recruiting bacteriophages—a bacteria’s sworn evolutionary enemy—to fight against these troublesome “superbugs.