Cryo-electron microscopy has revealed the first structure of a TenpIN type III toxin-antitoxin complex common to several ...

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject ...

Cheese fungus, head lice, human sperm, a bee eye, a microplastic bobble: scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner has imaged them all under the probing lens of a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's top public health threats. Often termed a silent pandemic, antimicrobial-resistant bacteria have caused millions of deaths annually. If left unchecked, ...

Scanning electron microscope image: Bacteria of the species Enterococcus faecalis (purple) attach to hyphae of the fungus Candida albicans (turquoise). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Polypropylene makes great sutures and surgical meshes because it is strong and biocompatible. But it’s also susceptible to ...

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There are 14 confirmed cases connected to the cluster identified in the South Bronx last week, officials said.