Gene loss drives adaptive evolution of a pandemic pathogen
A study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, led by Chinese researchers, has revealed a surprising…
How Much Does a Single Cell Weigh? The Brilliant Physics Trick of Weighing Something Less Than a Trillionth of a Gram
AI-generated image. Credit: Midjourney/ZME Science. How much does life weigh? It sounds like a strange question, but to…
Common Food Ingredients, Including Caffeine, Weaken Antibiotics
Everyday substances like caffeine may alter how bacteria respond to antibiotics, according to new research. Scientists found that…
Researchers successfully reprogram bacteria to degrade plastics without introducing foreign genes
A multidisciplinary team from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) has…
Where Is the Medical Home for Postinfectious Illness?
Brittany L. Adler, MD, was a rheumatology fellow in 2017 when she evaluated a young woman with severe…
Probiotics can lower drug-resistant bacteria in preemies: Study | University of Birmingham was part of the study | Inshorts – Inshorts
Probiotics can lower drug-resistant bacteria in preemies: Study | University of Birmingham was part of the study |…
NASA’s latest mission to the ISS features a bacterial experiment
Scientists are sending several strains of disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station as part of the Crew-11…
A gene that turns bacteria into superbugs is spreading through hospitals and farms | Science
In 2003, a team of scientists made an alarming discovery in the urine of a patient at a…
What Europe’s GPs Need to Know About Vibriosis
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has issued a warning highlighting the seasonal risk for…
Ancient DNA study suggests one thing is to blame for ‘new era of disease’ in humans
More than 37,000 years of infectious diseases in humans have been mapped by scientists, with academics pointing to…