A Franco-British team of scientists has explored two human proteins recently identified as immune enzymes. Structural studies ...

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights into one of the world's ...

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the most essential biological processes. Understanding the precise mechanism ...

Hygiene in everyday items that touch the body—such as clothing, masks, and toothbrushes—is critically important. The underlying principle of how graphene selectively eliminates only bacteria has now ...

Bacterial colonies are far more than simple "piles of cells." They are dynamic, multicellular-like systems characterized by ...

Horne et al. used a technique called cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of the efflux pumps. This typically involves producing the proteins in large quantity, extracting them from the ...