We usually think of bacteria as bad guys, malicious microbes whose only goal is to spread illness, but that’s only part of the story. In reality, we rely on bacteria for our survival. The gut ...

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Fluorescent nanomaterials smaller than 10 nm can disrupt drug-resistant bacteria through multiple mechanisms while enabling real-time imaging, offering a new direction in antimicrobial strategy ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming harder to treat, pushing scientists to look for new antibiotic targets. Researchers have now discovered that several unrelated viruses disable a key bacterial ...

Before antibiotics and antiseptics, healers across ancient Egypt, Greece, and China reached for honey to treat wounds. Archaeological evidence shows humans have been harvesting and collecting honey ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

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Biofilm of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Rod-shaped and spherical bacteria. E. coli, Pseudomonas, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Klebsiella, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA. 3D illustration ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mariana Noto Guillen, UMass Chan Medical School (THE CONVERSATION) Human history was ...