Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.

A new study has found widespread traces of antibiotic‑resistant bacteria in Oxford's river systems, prompting calls for ...

Scientists have discovered bacteria frozen in an ancient underground ice cave that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. Ice ...

The discovery of 5,000-year-old bacteria – that was until recently trapped in ice – could help or hinder humanity’s battle against infection.

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in ...

A University of Alberta research team has identified a new drug target to treat harmful E. coli bacteria—which cause nearly 250,000 deaths a year from urinary tract infections (UTI) and are becoming ...

Bacteria discovered in ancient ice resistant to multiple modern antibiotics ...

The newly identified strain, called Psychrobacter SC65A.3, which is able to withstand multiple contemporary drugs, was found ...

In 1928, a chance contaminant in Scottish physician Alexander Fleming’s lab experiment led to a discovery that would change ...

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Now, scientists at UC San Diego have unveiled a powerful new CRISPR ...