Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted ...

Protein complex in bacterial cell membrane acts like a rotary motor to recruit DNA-degrading enzymes to defend against phage ...

Researchers find that unique bacterial species, known as the “sexome,” are transferred between individuals during sexual ...

Genital micro-organisms dubbed the ‘sexsome’ could prove useful in sexual assault cases where there is no DNA evidence, say ...

New research shows that we regularly transfer traces of our genital microbiomes to sexual partners—a discovery that could ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live, laugh, and love in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.

Pseudomonas bacteria infected by different mutations of a jumbo phage. The dot in the middle is the shield created by the ...

Lakes, natural and man-made, provide water, food and habitats for wildlife, and also support local economies. Around the ...

Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing ...