Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the ...

Antibiotics literally means against life. But antibiotics are specifically used for killing bacteria and other microorganisms or for inhibiting their growth, without harming human cells.

The conventional wisdom on why some antibiotics don’t work rests on the concept of persistence. A small subset of bacteria sometimes hides out and escapes the effects of the drugs meant to kill them.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

The data suggests that the body's use of nutrient scarcity as a defense mechanism may actually enable bacteria's survival in the long run.

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...

In a new $3 million study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, researchers at Virginia Tech are investigating where these antibiotic-resistant bacteria are coming from. The study will ...

Flies circulating in hospital wards may pose a threat to vulnerable patients by spreading bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, scientists have warned. Researchers in Nigeria collected 1,396 ...