Bacteria-killing viruses built from scratch in a University of Pittsburgh lab could be a breakthrough in the battle against ...

Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the human gut, could spread as quickly as swine flu, new ...

Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus, results from a mid-stage trial suggest.

Today's high-tech electronics and green energy technologies would not function without rare earth elements (REEs). These 17 metals possess unique properties essential to creating items like the ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...

Washburn Rural High School students are conducting biomedical research in hopes of finding pharmaceutical solutions.

The oldest RNA ever reported until now came from a 14,300-year-old “wolf” puppy frozen in permafrost. But when Mármol-Sánchez ...

From personal devices to household fixtures you touch every day, these are the germ-y hot spots that deserve a disinfecting ...

Colds don't respond to antibiotics, and most over-the-counter medications deliver modest results at best. In recent years, ...

The company aims to bring its technology — a lab-free detection method for cancers, viruses, and bacteria — to market in 2026 ...

An Australian survey has revealed many people incorrectly blame food poisoning on the last thing they ate. The Food Safety ...