Artificial intelligence has crossed a new threshold in biology, helping design viruses that can seek out and kill drug resistant bacteria such as dangerous strains of E. coli. Instead of discovering ...

Lab-grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before.

Let’s say it’s 2036, and scientists are working on a new class of drugs. Today, for instance, pharmaceutical companies use ...

That’s only one problem. Your immune system also has an adaptive system of specialized immune cells and antibodies that attack and destroy invading microbes. This system remembers what those intruders ...

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

Researchers have devised a method for investigating how effective antibiotics are against different bacterial strains.

Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most unique environments where life has ever existed, out in the low ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

Antibiotic factories release resistance genes at levels 100x higher than city sewage. Pharmaceutical pollution is fueling ...

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When a single bacterium reproduces, the process isn't just about creating a copy; it's about perpetuating life, adapting to environments, and driving evolution on a microscopic scale. The outcome of ...