Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

A study by researchers at the University of South Florida is shining new light into the what causes red tide to bloom.

Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage ...

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When ...

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which ...

The virus can wipe out the immune system, a complication called “immune amnesia.” When we get sick with viruses or bacteria, our immune systems have the ability to form memories that quickly allow ...

Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a week with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The ...

According to Consumer Reports, cleaning removes dirt and germs, sanitizing reduces bacteria to safe levels and disinfecting ...