Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely used as a biomarker for bacterial infection, but its biological function remains ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria—such as how they synthesize their protective capsules—is essential for developing new ...

Cells have an internal skeleton that maintains their structure and also drives their movement. Known as the cytoskeleton, ...

To put this mechanism to use as a data logger, the researchers didn't concern themselves with DNA snippets of viral intruders, but focused on something else: the mechanism can be exploited such that ...

The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins that have been used for billions of years by bacterial organisms as a defense ...

In the depths of the ocean, marine corals have evolved intricate, porous structures that shelter diverse microbial communities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack cellular processes in ticks to ensure their survival and spread to new hosts, ...

Imagine visiting a mangrove in the Caribbean and discovering a human as tall as Mt. Everest. Something like that happened to marine biologist Jean-Marie Volland — except instead of a human, he ...