Some viruses that infect bacteria carry an enzyme that gives them away. When that enzyme, a protease, cuts a particular ...

A byproduct produced by certain gut bacteria may directly accelerate the brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Elevated blood levels of this molecule, known as imidazole propionate, ...

Bacteria can protect themselves from viral attacks by triggering a self-destruc - Scientists Discover How Bacteria Detect Viral Attacks And Trigger Self-Destruction ...

EPFL/Laure Le Blanc - CC-BY-SA 4.0 Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape ...

Researchers have uncovered a new way bacteria detect viral attacks: a virus-produced enzyme cuts a bacterial sensor protein, triggering a self-destructing immune response. The discovery could lead to ...

UC San Diego nanoengineer Liangfang Zhang has won a 2026 MacArthur Fellowship for his pioneering cell-mimicking nanoparticles ...

Certain gut bacteria and their genes were linked to cancer outcomes and chemotherapy side effects. Credit: Shutterstock Gut bacteria may hold clues to cancer survival and chemotherapy side effects ...

Heat-killed Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 protected mice from indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers as ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism that has the smallest genome ever found and may be able to ...

A new engineered gene-editing system, proven in bacteria and showing promise for use in plants, animals and humans, addresses ...

Children whose gut bacteria stop maturing early may face triple the risk of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.