Antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs design to kill them - is an urgent threat to global public health, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A mineral-hogging fungus can “bully” bacteria into becoming more antibiotic resistant, according to new work published June 20 in the journal PLOS Biology by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists. The ...

Pneumocystis is an unwieldy genus of fungal pathogens that cause severe pneumonia, particularly in immunocompromised people ...

The 5th grade at Oak Grove Elementary put fungus and bacteria on trial. The mock trial was part of the 5th grade’s study on ...

In Earth's highly radioactive hotspots, life can get pretty strange – from fungus that seems to thrive to an explosion of ...

A common gut fungus could lead to new treatments for one of the world's most common chronic liver disorders, scientists say. Despite the condition's prevalence, only one drug has been approved by the ...

Researchers shed light on the "dark matter" of the gut, revealing a species of fungus that could potentially help counter fatty liver disease. The research is in its early days, though. When you ...