Scientists have infected bacteria with a virus aboard the International Space Station to see how they would interact in ...

Any humans experiencing symptoms should seek medical care immediately and pet owners should watch for vomiting and jaundice.

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...

A bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future ...

While bottled water seems like a healthier alternative, one office space fixture is actually holding lots of teeny, tiny ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

The bacteria can survive in contaminated water or soil for weeks and even months, and the risk of an outbreak increases after ...