Microbiologists have long known that ancient, inactive viruses known as cryptic prophages can insert their genetic material into bacterial DNA. These genetic fragments allow bacteria to use ...

Police arrested two people on animal cruelty charges after they abandoned nine puppies and two adult dogs in a park in Largo, ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

Researchers at Texas Biologics at The University of Texas at Austin recently made a discovery that they believe could ...

Lehi Utah, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lehi, Utah, January 7, 2026 – CancerVax, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough universal cancer treatment platform that uses the body’s immune system to ...

Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus ...

Proteins that are no longer needed, defective, or potentially harmful are labeled with a molecular "tag" and dismantled in ...

On the dashboard released Wednesday on the county's website, a summary chart breaks down how a virus is circulating in the ...

Scientists have found that antibodies stop UTI-causing E. coli by jamming or mimicking cell receptors, preventing bacterial ...

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

Certain antibodies employ unusual tactics to keep germs from attaching to cells in our bodies. Their defensive strategies ...