Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microplastics in a test tube Scientists are hard at work trying to assess the scale of our microplastic pollution problem and the ...

Christian Hertweck (left) and Jonas Fiedler at the Leibniz-HKI in Jena. They discovered an enzyme that neutralizes a virulence factor of dangerous Burkholderia bacteria. Burkholderia pseudomallei is ...

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help determine whether unfamiliar bacteria carry genetic features linked to ...

A research team at Leibniz-HKI has described a new enzyme that renders the highly toxic molecule malleicyprol harmless. Malleicyprol is considered an important virulence factor of Burkholderia ...

Most of us learned to cook from someone we trusted. A parent, a grandparent, maybe a roommate with suspiciously confident ...

Composting is one of the most satisfying DIY projects out there — it reduces waste, enriches soil, and makes you feel like you’re doing something good for the planet. But studies have thrown a ...

Pathogenic bacteria often delay the activation of their virulence program until they are inside the host. Researchers have ...

Aphids, grasshoppers and other bugs aren’t the only pests that can quickly wipe out a crop. Many harmful bacteria have evolved ways to bypass a plant’s defenses. A once-healthy tomato plant can ...

Every minute, nearly 500 antibiotic prescriptions are written in the U.S. Many of these drugs succeed, but more are being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bacterial strain found in a 5,000-year-old layer of ice in Romania's Scarisoara cave (above) is resistant to 10 modern ...

Some pathogens use temperature as a trigger and activate virulence only after entering the warmer environment of a host. A ...