In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections.

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and ...

Researchers have shown, for the first time, how the genetic material of the Nipah virus replicates in infected cells. The virus can cause fatal encephalitis in humans.

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

When pregnant cattle get infected with pathogens, there can be severe consequences for their fetal calves. Bovine viral ...

New imaging tech reveals living cell processes, enhancing understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative & metabolic diseases for ...

Traditional vaccines work by stimulating the immune system, but their effectiveness is often limited by how well they can ...

Most plastics used today – roughly 75% – are made of semicrystalline polymers. These materials have a layered structure that ...

The findings explain how most common plastics shed nanoscopic pieces into the environment – not just when they’re burned or crushed, but slowly and quietly, just by sitting out in the open.

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

In the past two years, a disease-causing strain of avian flu, known as H5N1 or bird flu, has impacted 1,046 flocks across the ...