A team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has discovered a new class of bacterial mobile genetic elements that use giant viruses—known as jumbo phages—to move between cells. The ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are evolving as fast as manufacturers can put out antibiotics. A new bug is proliferating rapidly in the U.S. and in SC.

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Public toilets are a "microbial soup" and there are things you should be doing to protect yourself — including not taking out ...

From hot coffee burns to discrimination and wage lawsuits, these are the most shocking and expensive legal battles restaurant ...

Current demand for plastics and chemical raw materials is met through large-scale production of ethylene from fossil fuels.

A 50-year study says more Vibrio infections correlate with rising water temperatures, representing “a direct impact on human ...

At-home tests of the gut's microbiome are trending, but doctors say the technology is getting ahead of medical knowledge.