Malaria is the most prevalent blood-borne infectious disease caused by
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Hit ’em where they eat: Stealth drug fights resistant bacteria: In studies in humans and mice, bacteria confuse the metal gallium for a nutrient, and it works as a Trojan horse to destroy them
The lack of new antibiotics is among the most critical
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Intestinal bacteria produce electric current from sugar
Intestinal bacteria can create an electric current, according to a
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Targeting this key bacterial molecule could reduce the need for antibiotics
Stanford researchers have shown that bacteria involved in urinary tract
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Molecular switches are not just ‘on’ or ‘off’
The GTPases constitute a very large protein family, whose members
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Machine learning predicts metabolism, helping drug developers and brewers
Machine learning algorithms that can predict yeast metabolism from its
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Chronic malnutrition in children: A new gut microbial signature
Chronic malnutrition, usually associated with an inflammation of the small
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Progress toward plugging an antibiotic pump: Computer modeling reveals pump mechanism and essential ‘lock’
Each year in the U.S., at least 23,000 people die
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Parasite infections with multiple strains are more harmful to vertebrate hosts
The incredible amount of genetic diversity in parasites means humans
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Gut bacteria byproduct protects against Salmonella, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified
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