Oxygen breathing bugs older than thought
Oxygen-breathing bugs thrived on land 100 million years earlier than estimated, according to the latest
Oxygen-breathing bugs thrived on land 100 million years earlier than estimated, according to the latest
Scientists have found an alternative method to produce a revolutionary bioplastic that has been traditionally too expensive to produce to replace petroleum-based plastics
Researchers have revealed how a common hospital pathogen turns into a deadly superbug, killing more and more patients worldwide
A UK health agency has warned that a common sexually transmitted disease may become incurable in the future if more effective treatments aren’t found
Gut microbes have a vital bearing on our health by producing vitamins, priming our immune system and developing resistance to pathogens
The FDA has approved a unique medical device meant for reducing surgical-incision site contamination by infection-causing microorganisms
A new study has revealed that roads play a major role in the spread or contamination of antibiotic resistant bacteria, commonly known as superbugs
Scientists have developed a new method called steganography by printed arrays of microbes (SPAM) that allows secret messages to be hidden in genetically engineered bacteria
A new study has indicated that interventions targeting malaria, such as insecticide-treated bed nets, anti-malarial drugs and mosquito control, could substantially reduce cases of bacteraemia, which kill hundreds of thousands of children each year in Africa and worldwide. Researchers at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, examined two major killer diseases, malaria and [...]
Researchers from Imperial College London have found out how yeast cells identify and attach to human tissue in order to colonise it and cause an infection