This was a crucial moment in our evolutionary history, but it also marked a significant change in our relationship to ...

Scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Biological Research say their vaccine uses lipid ...

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...

Scientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humans. Skip to main content. Scientific American. August 6, 2024. 4 min read.

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

In the lab, FISH detected seven species of bacteria that commonly infect humans – Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli ...

As climate change brings pathogens into new environments, one of the world’s southernmost population of polar bears — and the animals they hunt — are encountering more than they used to.

Ultimately, understanding how different pathogens interact inside a host may be key to designing better therapies and public health strategies in a world where coinfections are the norm, not the ...