According to the new paper, researchers fear that mirror bacteria could be able to evade natural predators like phage viruses ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

Researchers are warning of potential risks from the development of synthetic organisms called mirror bacteria, which have ...

Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

A group of 38 scientists working in nine countries has sounded an alarm about the potential creation of mirror bacteria — synthetic organisms in which the molecular structure found in nature is ...

The scientists noted that these mirrored organisms would differ fundamentally from all known life and could pose significant ...

The most immediate concern is that mirror bacteria could evade the immune systems of humans, animals and plants. Our immune ...

For decades, scientists have believed the human brain is a sterile fortress, protected from microbial invaders by the robust ...

Scientists warn about the potential dangers of "mirror bacteria," synthetic organisms made from reverse biological molecules ...

Scientists have developed porous ceramic materials that host living bacteria, enabling carbon capture from air and detection ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

This year, shoppers may need to be aware of foods that bring bad luck literally—in the case of recalls and even bacteria-related illness.