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Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

The New York City Health Department is investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Harlem and its neighboring ...

Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble offered an annual earnings outlook that was below analysts’ projections and said it ...

Katie Ledecky has ceded a tiny bit of ground in other events, but she’s still unbeatable in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

New research shows that bacteria in the environment use amyloids—proteins best known for contributing to neurodegenerative ...

Improved understanding of how bacterial defense mechanisms operate may help scientists select phages with the best chance of ...

Advanced imaging has revealed how a membrane protein’s unique structure enables a bacterial predator to attack and consume ...

Grocery stores in Illinois and six other states are recalling prepared tuna salad products over potential listeria ...

Deep under your feet, bacteria live busy lives. They swim, eat, and even hunt each other. Now, researchers at the University ...

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the most essential biological processes.