A new experimental antibiotic has stunned researchers by wiping out dangerous bacteria at concentrations roughly two orders of magnitude lower than some of the drugs doctors rely on today. Early lab ...

With the "last resort" antibiotic Vancomycin now plagued by the first signs of bacterial resistance, scientists have identified how a candidate successor antibiotic known as Ramoplanin A2 can kill ...

Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall, that animal cells don't. Assembling this tough armor entails multiple steps, some of which are targeted by antibiotics like ...

This valuable study leverages a large global dataset of tens of thousands of tuberculosis samples to place recurrent protein-coding mutations into their three-dimensional structural context, offering ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified a conserved small RNA molecule that enables bacteriophages ...

Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall, that animal cells don't. Assembling this tough armor entails multiple steps, some of which are targeted by antibiotics like ...

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 ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year. The ...

A powerful new antibiotic candidate has been hiding in plain sight inside a well known bacterial compound, and in early lab ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- With the "last resort" antibiotic Vancomycin now plagued by the first signs of bacterial resistance, a scientific collaboration centered at Duke University has identified how a ...