Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

Antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs designed to kill them—is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs.

Deaths from a rare and dangerous bacterial infection could rise if fewer teens are vaccinated, doctors warn. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescents get ...

Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are elements of the immune system capable of rapidly locating and destroying cancerous or infected cells. Their use in therapy, particularly by equipping them with ...