New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...

One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think - right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein that can both sense and counteract viral infections. In the study, published ...