A new CIIMAR study demonstrates that natural peptides produced by cyanobacteria are capable of replacing toxic biocides that ...

Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for ...

Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

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Researchers have found that mixing jute fibers with bacteria can make concrete stronger and more durable—offering a greener, ...

A mechanosensitive fluorescent probe visualises and quantifies the mechanical stress on bacterial membranes upon contact with a surface. (Nanowerk News) In natural environments, bacteria rarely live ...

Installing germicidal ultraviolet (UV) air purification devices that run 24/7 in an endoscopy room alongside standard cleaning protocols substantially reduced bacterial colony-forming units (CFU) of ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have engineered self‑assembling peptides that trap fast‑moving Gram-negative bacteria, preventing their escape and helping to control ...