Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

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A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the h ...

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Inter-organelle communication via the formation of membrane contact sites (MCS) is essential for cell homeostasis. Bacterial pathogens residing in membrane bound vacuoles have exploited this ...

Researchers are studying their role in marine ecosystems, their potential to reshape microbial ecology, and their ...

They found that mRNA vaccines that target C. diff cells and the toxins they produce generated a lasting immune response in ...

An antibiotic developed some 80 years ago before being abandoned and forgotten could again offer exciting new solutions, this ...