Spreading easily through the air, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can establish a chronic infection in human lungs, which can turn ...

Leptospira outbreaks are most common in spring and summer, and the bacteria can survive in the environment for months. A recent study conducted in six states representing a cross-section of climates ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy ...

The self-destructing bacteria released antigens that further stimulated the animals' immune systems ... A safe vaccine called BCG, consisting of a weakened strain of the closely related Mycobacterium ...

Two preclinical research addresses the difficulty of designing bacteria that are safe for use in controlled human infection trials ... A safe vaccine called BCG, consisting of a weakened strain of the ...

Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to adapt to their environment. The findings could help the ...

In a concerning development, two female elephants at Karachi’s Safari Park, Malaika and Madhubala, have been diagnosed with ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...