Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. A research team has made a breakthrough that provides insights into this ...

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Micro-organisms constitute a very antique group of living organisms which appeared on the Earth's surface almost 3000 million years ago.

It's long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority ...

Watch the effects of caustic soda on bacteria under the microscope.

In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney ...

A hydrogel made from crustacean shells lets common food bacteria generate electrical signals 15 times more efficiently, ...