California researchers have identified a possible link between toxin in the gut and increase in cancer cases in people under ...
Transmission electron micrograph demonstrating how the functional amyloid curli (purple) acts as a molecular suit of armor to defend E. coli (green) against the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio ...
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Bacteria may be the next frontier in cancer treatment, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State that devised a new approach of creating bacteria-derived mixtures—or cocktails—to help fight ...
The staph bacterium, sometimes called a “superbug,” is one of the most common causes of infection in the hospital and it can be deadly. But new research at LSU shows how staphylococcus aureus might be ...
Scientists have discovered a bacteria frozen for 5,000 years in the Scărișoara Ice Cave. This tiny organism, called Psychrobacter SC65A.3, could help us fight ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson are on the brink of a breakthrough with a new drug that uses copper to kill bacteria, including ...
Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that could become an "effective weapon" against antibiotic resistant MRSA ...
Amyloids are perhaps best known as a key driver of Alzheimer's disease. The amorphous proteins, found throughout the human body, stick to nerve cells like plaque, choking off their function and ...