When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells to cause infection and illness. Reporting in Cell, researchers have now ...

Researchers say epigenetic phase variation mechanism may explain microbiome resilience and variability and could guide the ...

The influence of the gut microbiome continues to be explored by research teams around the world, who are uncovering some ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome. The approach, called Microbial Interaction and ...

Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their establishment and spread, according to a new study. Professor Brajesh Singh, from ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study. Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when ...

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a ...

A fungal infection that resists every drug a doctor throws at it. A bacterial outbreak on a wheat field that shrugs off standard treatments. These are the scenarios that antimicrobial resistance makes ...

When fishermen report strange episodes of memory loss associated with a bloom of the dinoflagellate Pfiesteria or there is an announcement of a new cancer-fighting drug isolated from a marine organism ...