Research led by the University of Auckland has cast light on the evolutionary origins of one of nature's first motors, which developed 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago to propel bacteria.

Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spread through direct contact with infected animals or the body fluids of an ...

A bizarre bacteria has been discovered with an ability previously thought impossible for its kind. This strange discovery could shine a light on how some of our earliest single-celled ancestors formed ...

Fungi are different from other organisms. They are made of eukaryotic cells, which are also found in plants and animals, but they are not easily grouped in with either of those things, and they are ...

A microorganism that is a proposed relative of our cellular ancestors has been grown successfully in the laboratory. Its internal architecture offers clues to the early evolution of eukaryotic cells.

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has urged global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing alternatives for antibiotics, such as bacteriophages.

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has urged global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and ...

Prof. Colin Parrish, the John Olin Professor of Virology at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology. This prestigious nomination puts him among ...