Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the microbiome.

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Space-based experiments show that microgravity-induced mutations in bacteriophages may improve their ability to target ...

The long sleeves of health care workers were frequently contaminated with bacteria, and some sleeves harbored multiple pathogens, according to findings from a prospective observational study. The ...

You might want to check in your laundry room to see whether you have one of the recalled stain removers in your cupboard.

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly reshaping microbial life in drinking water systems. Nanoplastics already raise fears because people can ingest them directly. Now scientists say these tiny partic ...

Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

In most people, these bacteria coexist peacefully and contribute to a mutually beneficial relationship, with both human and bacteria deriving important benefits from the other. In certain individuals, ...

In tight spaces that trap most microbes, one bacterium keeps moving by reconfiguring how it swims, revealing a new biological ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most serious and urgent global health challenges, which significantly ...

A major new review of human studies finds consistent differences in gut bacterial communities between people with mild ...