The human body comprises about 30 trillion to 40 trillion cells, but your intestines contain about 100 trillion gut bacteria.

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks ...

You can use alcohol hand gels (they’re better than nothing), but they don’t kill all germs.Also, food tends to attract an ...

The Cambridge team tested 89 strains of bacteria, many of them commonly found in the human gut. They discovered that at least 38 could absorb significant amounts of PFAS, especially longer-chain types ...

New study shows AI can predict if Listeria bacteria will survive common food industry disinfectants, helping improve food safety and cleaning protocols.

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet – in the fight against antibiotic resistance.