Researchers have found evidence that the “zombie-ant” fungus, globally known for controlling ant behavior and forcing infected ants to bite onto plants before dying, also lives hidden inside mosses in the Amazon rainforest.
Researchers have recovered and analysed the first ancient smallpox virus genomes ever identified in the Americas, providing the strongest direct evidence to date that the disease was introduced through European colonisation.
A study suggests that some of the genes involved in the body’s immune response today bear the marks of ancient battles with infectious diseases. It also identified rare genetic variants that may help explain why some people developed more severe COVID-19 than others.
Researchers have reported effective strategies for simultaneously measuring thousands of microbial and host proteins. They systematically compared five state-of-the-art mass spectrometry approaches using human fecal samples.
A new genome-wide study of the Marek’s disease virus identified 10 regions in the genome associated with what makes certain strains more virulent, and could inform next-generation vaccines.
Microbiology researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have discovered why patients with the autoimmune disease lupus are susceptible to serious bacterial infections.
Researchers have found evidence that the “zombie-ant” fungus, globally known for controlling ant behavior and forcing infected ants to bite onto plants before dying, also lives hidden inside mosses in the Amazon rainforest.
Researchers have recovered and analysed the first ancient smallpox virus genomes ever identified in the Americas, providing the strongest direct evidence to date that the disease was introduced through European colonisation.
A study suggests that some of the genes involved in the body’s immune response today bear the marks of ancient battles with infectious diseases. It also identified rare genetic variants that may help explain why some people developed more severe COVID-19 than others.
ABM, a leading international provider of facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions, has secured a major multi-site services agreement with a leading global life sciences company operating manufacturing facilities across Ireland.
At ASM Microbe 2026, Bruker Corporation’s Microbiology & Infection Diagnostics (BMID) division demonstrated its expanding portfolio and innovations across microbial identification, sepsis diagnostics, molecular testing, and NGS workflows, advancing clinical research, and faster, actionable infectious disease diagnostics.
Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and pests. For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to recreate these powerful compounds in the lab - with the help of yeast.
Scientists have built an artificial intelligence tool to help scientists focus their efforts after initial screening of potential tuberculosis drugs. The team is also using AI to organize years of collaborative data into a searchable form.
A research team has developed BloomNet, an interpretable deep-learning framework that forecasts harmful algal blooms at hourly resolution up to 72 hours ahead while also showing how risk changes over time.
Thirty outstanding high school students from 18 communities across Florida arrived in Tampa last week for the Global Virus Network (GVN) Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness Program, curious about viruses and considering careers in science.
Tom Beneke intends to clarify, as part of the new Emmy Noether Research Group ‘LeishMove’, exactly how the Leishmania parasites control their host cells and which variations in the parasites are necessary for this.
A $2.4 million grant will support research that aims to uncover how viral infections during pregnancy reprogram the developing immune system of the fetus, influencing susceptibility to infectious diseases throughout life.