The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study ...

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in ...

With over half the cells in the human body being bacterial rather than human, and over 99% of the genes in the human body ...

Microplastics don’t just carry bacteria — they actively help them develop drug resistance. Researchers found that within days ...

Prof. Colin Parrish, the John Olin Professor of Virology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology. This prestigious nomination puts him among ...

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...

The inaugural conference for the Centre for Microbial Interactions at Norwich Research Park brought together one of the world’s largest ...

Mar. 10, 2025 — Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in ...

A low-carb diet can worsen the cancer-causing effects of certain gut bacteria by weakening the gut barrier and altering the ...

Hospital sink drains are a hidden reservoir of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, highlighting the urgent need for stricter ...

A new study shows that microplastics facilitate antimicrobial resistance, even without the presence of antibiotics.