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Research Reveals Supposedly Decoded Gene Has Hidden Cellular Function

The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB's genes. Or have they?

18 Aug 2026

Breakthrough Discovery Pinpoints How Brain Immune Cells Respond to Toxic Cellular Waste

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and their colleagues have discovered a critical cellular mechanism that causes brain degeneration in both a rare childhood condition and the far more prevalent Alzheimer’s disease.

17 Aug 2026

Bacterial Membrane Particles Emerge As Promising Tools in Oncology Research

Bacteria shed membrane-enclosed tiny particles filled with proteins, lipids, DNA, RNA and metabolites. These particles, commonly known as bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs), are now being explored as possible tools for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

14 Aug 2026

New Roadmap Fixes Cellular Waste Accumulation to Halt Brain Degeneration

Researchers at University of California San Diego and their colleagues have identified a key cellular pathway that drives brain degeneration in both a rare childhood disorder and the far more common Alzheimer's disease.

13 Aug 2026

New Oral Nanomedicine Leverages Gut Metabolites to Destroy Tumors

A joint research team-led by Professor Young Seok Cho from the School of Medicine, alongside Professor James J. Moon from the University of Michigan-has successfully developed the world's first oral, microbiome-based nanomedicine.

12 Aug 2026

Ancient Mitochondrial Signaling Pathway Regulates Vital Cellular Heme Levels

Heme, a bioactive form of iron, has numerous essential functions in the cell. As a key component of hemoglobin, it enables oxygen transport in the blood.

12 Aug 2026

AI Genomes Create Synthetic Bacteriophages to Conquer Drug Resistant Superbugs

Using AI, researchers have designed complete, functional bacteriophage genomes from scratch and tested them against bacteria that had evolved resistance to a natural bacteriophage.

7 Aug 2026

Living Organisms Depend on Bacterial Production of Critical Vitamin B12

All living organisms need a little bit of it to form red blood cells and DNA, as well as to build and support brain and nerve cells. But it's hard to come by: Humans don't make it. Animals don't make it. Plants don't make it.

7 Aug 2026

Uncovering Novel Biomechanical Bacterial Defenses to Optimize Future Antibiotics

A group of Cornell College students and their professor have discovered surprising results in their research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resistance.

6 Aug 2026

Malaria Infection Causes Permanent Damage to Resident Splenic CD163 Macrophages

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a certain degree according to a study by the University of Bonn and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne.

5 Aug 2026

New Research Bypasses Rapid Fungicide Resistance Through Cell Wall Disruption

Powdery mildew is among the most widespread crop diseases, affecting cereals, grapes, cucurbits, tomatoes, fruit crops, and ornamentals in fields and greenhouses.

5 Aug 2026

Scientists Identify Lethal Columnaris Fish Disease in Brazil for the First Time

For the first time in Brazil, scientists have identified the presence of bacteria that cause columnaris disease, a serious disease in farmed fish intended for human consumption.

3 Aug 2026

T Cells Identify Dangerous Pathogenic Threats to Keep Bodies Healthy

Your body depends on T cells to stay healthy. These white blood cells act like a neighborhood watch in the body, helping the immune system spot threats such as viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells.

3 Aug 2026

Scientists Discover How Heart Muscle Cells Remodel Actin Filaments

Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.

30 Jul 2026

Harvard Biologists Discover Unique Ribosome Adaptation in Shallow Water Octopuses

The octopus is a biological oddity. It can use tools, open jars, and its complex nervous system supports as many neurons as a small primate.

30 Jul 2026

Research Decodes How Gut Microbes Process Plant-Based Nutrients

Plant-based diets are good for you. They promote gut, immune, metabolic and cardiovascular health, in part by cultivating a diverse community of intestinal bacteria.

28 Jul 2026

Uncovering Plant Discrimination and Dose Responses to Beneficial Soil Microbes

For years, beneficial Bacillus bacteria have been used to promote plant growth and protect crops, yet most studies treat these microbes as functionally interchangeable.

28 Jul 2026

A Bio-Based Janus Dressing That Targets Bacteria At Wound Sites

Bio-based furan polyamide dressings effectively direct antibiotic release, offering a sustainable solution for early bacterial control in wounds.

27 Jul 2026

Fluctuating Environments Stabilize a Self-Destructive Survival Strategy in Yeast

A research group led by Tetsuhiro Hatakeyama from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo have revealed how a seemingly self-destructive survival strategy could persist in yeast for hundreds of millions of years.

27 Jul 2026

Type I CRISPR Systems Regulate Embedded Innate Immunity Genes in Neisseria

The main function of CRISPR-Cas systems, the revolutionary tool scientists now employ to edit genes, is to defend bacteria against threats such as viruses called bacteriophages. Researchers have continued to study all flavors of CRISPR-Cas systems (to date, 2 classes, 7 types and 46 subtypes have been identified) to understand all their capabilities.

27 Jul 2026