In a study of 12 heterosexual couples, researchers noted the presence of a partner's genital bacteria after sex, even when ...

Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: ...

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

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

A groundbreaking study explores how bacterial transfer during intercourse — the "sexome" — could help confirm sexual contact ...

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

Researchers from The University of Manchester—in collaboration with the Universities of Granada, Lund, and Oslo—have ...

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

The traces left by sexual intercourse are not limited to DNA. A study reveals that each individual has a unique genital ...

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

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

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