Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required ...

Watch an epic showdown between iodine and microbes! Explore the fascinating science behind their reaction and see the microscopic action up close. 🧪👀✨ #MicroscopeExperiment #IodineVsMicrobes #Scienc ...

This important study advances our understanding of developmental timing mechanisms by studying the cleavage, nuclear translocation, and oscillation of the transcription factor MYRF-1 (vertebrate MYRF) ...

Under the microscope, plankton becomes an unlikely star as artist Jess Holz documents their movements to highlight both their ...

Imaging-based single-cell physiological profiling holds great potential for uncovering fundamental bacterial cold shock response (CSR) mechanisms, but its application is impeded by severe focus drift ...

For Shaw, the fight against drug-resistant bacteria is personal. Growing up in England, he developed a chronic staph infection after hip surgery as a teenager. The infection, caused by ...

Doctors must treat sepsis quickly to prevent organ failure. But demographic change and drug-resistant infections are making the condition harder to manage.

Background Gut bacteria have been implicated in a wide range of health conditions, yet their potential role in preventing and treating muscle-wasting disorders remains largely unexplored. Objective We ...

Janina Krumbeck, PhD, discusses the clinical advantages of next-generation sequencing over traditional culture and how this untargeted diagnostic approach provides comprehensive pathogen ...

Every year, the College of Natural Sciences invites faculty, staff and students to send in the most striking and fascinating ...

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have ...

On the first Friday of February, hundreds of Bates students plunge into the freezing depths of the Puddle. It is one of the College’s most iconic traditions. Yet many students choose not to ...