A protein plucked from common soil bacteria and paired with a fatty acid can destroy colorectal cancer cells in laboratory ...

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has emerged as a versatile biomaterial pivotal to advances in tissue engineering and composite fabrication. Owing to its intrinsic high purity, excellent biocompatibility, and ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...

Researchers at Umeå University have turned a protein from soil bacteria into a potential new weapon against colorectal cancer ...

A bacterium from frog gut microbiota eliminated tumors in mice by selectively colonizing tumors and triggering both direct ...

Researchers are exploring an unconventional cancer treatment that uses engineered bacteria to target the unique, oxygen-free ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

Vitamin D may reduce intestinal inflammation by reshaping immune responses to gut bacteria and improving symptoms in bowel ...

A study published in Advanced Functional Materials ("Biocompatible but Antibacterial Mechanism of Graphene Oxide for Sustainable Antibiotics") now provides direct experimental evidence for that ...

The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable ...

In a new case report, doctors detail how a 74-year-old man lost most of his right leg to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.