Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection. Normally, we visit the doctor, are prescribed antibiotics, and after 7-10 days, we're back on our feet. But today, it is no longer guaranteed that the ...

Light-activated copper microrobots use single-atom catalysis and peroxide to penetrate biofilms, generate reactive oxygen species, and eliminate MRSA infections. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Bacterial ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical ...

A small molecular strand could hold the key to solving one of the greatest global health challenges. When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded ...

In nature as well as in our bodies, bacteria predominantly live as organized communities called biofilms. These structures play a central role in antibiotic resistance mechanisms. In a paper published ...

Scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm from forming. The breakthrough offers potential advances in healthcare as well as ...

Biofilms are multicellular networks that can grow almost anywhere. These slime-encased microbial colonies can survive harsh conditions and develop resistance to antimicrobial agents such as ...

(From left) Ph.D. Candidate Joo Hun Lee (co-author), Professor Hyunjoon Kong (co-corresponding author) and Postdoctoral Researcher Yujin Ahn (co-first author) from the Department of Chemical and ...

Scientists have developed messages that only appear under specific biochemical triggers, using living bacteria.