Researchers in India have shown that the essential oil of the underexplored Asian tree Vitex quinata, dominated by the ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...

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The discovery paves the way for a rapidly evolving therapy: viruses that can attack and kill dangerous bacteria while leaving human cells unharmed.

Somewhere in a laboratory in Egypt, a humble spoonful of table sugar and a handful of fennel seeds from a local market have been transformed into something extraordinary: carbon quantum dots, glowing ...

In recent months, the discovery of a unique Roman military camp and two bacterial species new to science – made with the help ...

Cryo-ET revealed molecular complexes linking transcription, translation, protein transport, and folding in Mycoplasma ...

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Scientists discovered a fire amoeba in a California hot spring that reproduces at 145°F, setting a heat tolerance record for complex life.

Now, in a new study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers have found that the bacterium Bacillus subtilis can ...

From supplements to saline sprays and screen curfews, immunologists reveal the science-backed ways to protect against ...