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Pathogens (Page 7)

Latest in Pathogens

This Dude Is Selling a Virus-Infested Laptop For $1.2 Million

By Natalie Coleman

Scientists Gene-Hack Viruses to Hunt and Kill Super-Strong Bacteria

By Dan Robitzski

Plastic Is Killing the Bacteria That Make 10% of Earth’s Oxygen

By Dan Robitzski

Sneaky Bacteria Can Swap Genes, Making Them Immune to Antibiotics

By Dan Robitzski

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It

By Kristin Houser

Scientists Gene-Hacked Bacteria to Make Bullet-Proof Spider Silk

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Gene-Edited Tequila Bacteria to Make Cannabinoids

By Victor Tangermann

New Technique Makes Electricity-Producing Bacteria More Useful Than Ever

An Ancient Antibacterial Technique Might Hold the Key to Future Wound Treatment

By Kristin Houser

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

By Kristin Houser

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found on International Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

By Dan Robitzski

These Bacteria Digest Food Waste Into Biodegradable Plastic

By Dan Robitzski

Pet Store Puppies Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

Wandering Gut Bacteria Could Be Behind Conditions Like Lupus

A Pond-Dwelling Virus Just Cured a Man’s Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

Hacking a Cow’s Gut Bacteria Could Make More Meat, Less Pollution

By Chelsea Gohd

A Bacteria Is Making Sunscreen Safe for You and the Environment

Researchers Want to Hunt Unknown Viruses Before They Cause the Next Pandemic

Fecal Transplants See Success in 90 Percent of Bacterial Gut Infections

By Patrick Caughill

Bacteria Hidden Under Our Feet May Be a New Weapon Against Superbugs

By Kristin Houser

New Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

By Chelsea Gohd

Artificial Intelligence Can Support Killer Viruses in the War Against Superbugs

Surprising Study Shows Fungicides May Be a Major Threat to Bees

By Chelsea Gohd

Competition Between Pathogens Could Help Tackle Drug Resistance

Scientists Have Expanded the Genetic Code in Bacteria

Scientists Use CRISPR to Turn E.Coli Bacteria into a Microscopic Tape Recorder

We Just Created an Artificial Code That Governs Viruses

Scientists Just Successfully Programmed Bacteria Using Synthetic Genes

A New Drug Uses CRISPR to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Scientists Are Creating a Peptides Pill That Can Neutralize the Flu Virus

Shape Shifting Space Bacteria Could Help Us Treat Earthly Antibiotic Resistance

A New Vaccine Could Eradicate Flesh-Eating Parasites

Climate Change Could Wipe Out One-Third of Parasite Species by 2070

By Alexandra Ossola

Drug-Delivering Micromotors Treat Their First Bacterial Infection in the Stomach

Researchers Find a Type of Animal Feed May Contribute to Development of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

New Study Shows How Your Gut Bacteria Could Influence Anxiety

Cyborg Bacteria Could Be the Key to Commercially Viable Artificial Photosynthesis

A Common Gut Bacteria Could Prevent a Top Killer of Newborns Worldwide

Scientists Just Encoded a GIF into the DNA of Bacteria Using CRISPR

Scientists Modify Viruses with CRISPR to Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Scientists Call for More Research into Link Between Autism and Gut Bacteria

By Chelsea Gohd

New Research Shows Microgravity Mutates Bacteria Into Superbugs

An Experimental Gene Therapy Uses Viruses to Stop Age-Related Blindness

This Frog Oozes Mucus That Causes Flu Virus Particles to Explode

A New “CRISPR Pill” Makes Bacteria Destroy Its Own DNA

A New Study Has Revealed a Link Between Gut Bacteria and Parkinson’s Disease

By Patrick Caughill

Doctors Treat a Fatal Condition Using Magnets to “Pull” Bacteria From Blood

By Kristin Houser

Bacteria Can Use Electricity to Communicate Across Species

By Patrick Caughill

The New Cas9? Scientists Discover CasX and CasY Enzymes in Bacteria

By Robert Sanders

Scientists Have Officially Entered the Weird World of Bacteria-Powered Batteries

By June Javelosa

A Cure for Diabetes? Staph Bacteria Identified as Potential Cause

Genetically Engineered Bacteria Let Scientists ‘See’ Into Soil

By Charmaine Caparas

New Genetically Engineered Bacteria Could Help Combat Global Warming

Fungi: The New Hope For Recycling E-Waste

A Scientist Injected Himself with 3.5 Million-Year-Old Bacteria Hoping to “Extend Life”

“Dormant” Bacteria in Blood Was Just Linked to Several Diseases

MIT Biologically Engineers a New Weapon to Kill Bacteria

Modified Bacteria Could Cure a Fatal Genetic Disorder Found in Infants

By Jess Vilvestre

Watch Bacteria Evolve into Superbugs in This Remarkable Timelapse Video

Magnetic Bacteria Could be Key in Targeting (and Destroying) Tumors

By Science Alert

Genetically Modified Bacteria Created That Can Conduct Electricity

By Jasmine Solana