The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

Half of the bacteria-killing drugs we use today are variations of compounds that were found nearly a century ago, during the 'golden age' of antibiotics. One called streptothricin was isolated in ...

The official playlist for the fifth round of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, or INC5, is now out. OK, to stick with the facts, there is no "official" playlist for the plastics ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracing an upsurge of a bacteria linked to a recent rise in respiratory infections in young children, according a news release. Since late ...

E. coli, listeria and salmonella bacteria have been making news, again, for sickening Americans. But what exactly are these tiny troublemakers? Truthfully, unless you have a microscope and samples ...

As of October 25, 2024, there have been 77 cases and 15 deaths, up from 46 cases and 11 deaths in 2023. Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water ...

When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded part of the bacteria's defence mechanism. Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection.

Florida health officials are reporting an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. In an update Friday, data from ...

MA Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts is a broad, inclusive and experimental course that enables individual practitioners to develop sustainable creative models that respond and contribute to ...