When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells to cause infection and illness. Reporting in Cell, researchers have now ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

Each year, more than two million people die from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD). Previous research has linked gut ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

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 ...

Microbes are everywhere, even inside of our bodies. The gut microbiome has been shown to have a powerful influence on biology, and can even affect the brain. Scientists have been learning more about ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego, Mass General Brigham, and their colleagues have identified specific gut ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

C.A. Tolchinsky is a medical education learning specialist at Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine. Bryn Tolchinsky is a senior scientist at Eli Lilly. When medical students are ...