University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...

Fairburn explains that in the absence of an active anti-phage defence, viral infections inhibit bacterial growth and cause a ...

They are everywhere: in oceans, floating in the air, and even inside the human body. Microplastics have become an unavoidable ...

Scientists were shocked to discover that microplastics don’t just pollute the environment, they may also be fueling the rise ...

"This is a big part of their biology," said senior author Joseph Peters, professor of microbiology. "Bacteria are like these ...

Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new ...

Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...

Scientists have developed a cutting-edge way to fight stubborn UTIs by using nanogels to deliver antibiotics directly to ...

Researchers found gut bacteria in brain implants, potentially causing inflammation and reducing device function. The study ...

The reason is microplastics are an excellent hosts for slimy bio-films and bacteria can create to protect themselves from this attack. The study was published in the journal 'Applied Environmental and ...

A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant ...

Microplastics-tiny shards of plastic debris-are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside our ...