The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...

Analysis - Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news.

Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

A research team says their findings could help tackle soaring antibiotic-resistant infections that cause urinary tract ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low ...

Probiotics are microbes that pacify your immune system and prevent the collateral damage from an overactive inflammatory response. Here’s how to put them to work.

In a new study, we and an international team of scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

Antibiotic resistance is a worsening global crisis, and livestock production plays a key role. Indiscriminate antibiotic use ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Dr. Ali Raja says risk-based vaccines have helped keep meningitis rates low; however, public health experts believe if ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...