Researchers made a “huge breakthrough” when they did an experiment “purely out of curiosity” which solves “a decades-long ...

In a lab in the heart of Boston, professor Bree Aldridge leads a team of researchers trying to understand a threat that is ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their ...

Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising new connection between gut health and blood cancer risk one that could transform how we think about aging, inflammation, and the early stages of leukemia.

Have you ever wondered if there is a way to heal bones without having to take bone from another part of the body? A new ...

All bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives – except for one kind, known as multicellular magnetotactic ...

Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular ...

An international team has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin. Scientists report that exposure to ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

Researchers might have just stumbled upon a potential answer to why younger adults are getting more colorectal cancer—without ...