Toxin timeline. Colibactin was linked to colorectal cancer cases in younger people, according to a study published in the ...

A new type of bacteria can conduct electricity like wire and it could help revolutionize the idea of renewable energy.

Researchers have dubbed it Ca.Electrothrix yaqonensis. That’s in honor of the Yaqona tribal people, whose descendants are now ...

Some things just go together in your belly: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bacteria and bacteria-eating viruses.

Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have uncovered a surprising way in which harmful bacteria prepare to attack ...

Ontario is experiencing an increase in ticks, and one local resident is raising awareness in hopes of sparking change.

A new bacteria-killing paint shows powerful promise in eliminating dangerous pathogens like MRSA and COVID-19 from hard ...

Mosquitoes are the deadly, but wiping them out could disrupt ecosystems in unpredictable ways. While only a few species ...

Found in a mudflat off the coast of Oregon, this organism’s electricity-conducting abilities could make it ideal for ...

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin ...

Will Bulsiewicz, M.D. is a respected gastroenterologist who wrote “Fiber Fueled.” Today’s column is based on this book. For ...