Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up ...

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect pregnant mothers at risk for transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV) ?

Long before the Black Death killed millions across Europe in the Middle Ages, an earlier, more elusive version of the plague spread across much of Eurasia. For years, scientists were unsure how the ...

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These articles describe how new forensic and DNA technologies have helped investigators resolve long-unsolved cases. Each story shows law enforcement reopening cold cases as tools improved.

TEXARKANA, Texas- Police are hoping to solve more cold cases using advanced DNA technology. Investigators recently made a break-through in a more than decade old case, and they're not stopping there.