Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

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

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

Chemotherapy reshapes gut bacteria in ways that send powerful signals throughout the body. These signals reprogram immune cells, making organs like the liver more resistant to metastatic cancer.

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 ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

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