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 ...

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 ...

When scientists assess how dangerous a bacterium is, the first question often seems simple: Can it be stopped or killed? In ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...

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 ...

New research shows that bacterial proteins injected into gut epithelial cells, rather than those left on the bacterial ...

Myxobacteria are renowned producers of structurally diverse bioactive natural products but are difficult to engineer. Here the authors create a robust heterologous expression chassis and develop ...

Microbial fuel cells use bacteria to clean wastewater and make electricity at once. Here's how they work, and what still ...