I'm on the hunt for a microbial saviour – a type of virus that can treat infections rather than cause them. We all know the ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, yet scientific understanding has largely focused on bacteria, leaving the ...

From fecal transplants to phage cocktails, scientists reveal how gut viruses could unlock precision medicine for digestive diseases and beyond.

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

Strep throat is a common sickness, especially among kids. It begins with a sore throat but is caused by bacteria, not a virus ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...

Researchers have discovered two new viruses in bats that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses—pathogens ...

Despite medical advances, infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses are still among the most common causes of death ...