Scientists have solved a decades-old bacterial shape mystery, uncovering a potential new target for antibiotics.

From plant stems to bacterial shells, cell walls are far more than rigid barriers—they’re living, adapting structures. Scientists are uncovering how they maintain shape, remodel themselves, and even ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" ...

The Golden Age of antibiotics The first antibiotics were prescribed in the late 1930s, beginning a great era in discovery, development and prescription. Bacterial infection, as a cause of death, ...

Emma Burkervisc used to be the tea lady at the Australian National University's John Curtin School of Medical Research (Howard Florey played a crucial role in the establishment of the School and ...