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Cryo-electron microscopy has enabled researchers to elucidate the exact molecular structure of an IgM-type B-cell receptor.

A government-funded study on the potential for cross-contaminating kitchen surfaces with pathogens during food preparation has pointed to an unlikely culprit for spreading sickness: spice containers.

Researchers have identified a gene that may provide a therapeutic target for the deadly, treatment-resistant brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

New research has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years, 10 times longer than any meiotic driver ever identified, casting new doubt on established beliefs on how natural selection and evolution tackle these threatening sequences.

The Black Death, a pandemic of bubonic plague that blighted Europe, North Africa and Asia during the 14th century, left an indelible mark on the continent’s cultural consciousness. A new study suggests the pandemic might have also had an enduring effect on the European genome.

A bacterium found in pancreatic tumors can directly impact cancer growth and spread, as well as resistance to chemotherapy.

Researchers have developed a new, machine learning-based technique to accurately classify the state of macrophages, which is important because they can modify their behavior and act as pro- or anti-inflammatory agents in the immune response.

A research team has investigated how changes to one surface protein of the influenza virus affects another, gaining insights into how influenza evolves that could improve vaccine accuracy.

An enzyme has been synthesized that can break down the slimy biofilm that protects bacteria from antimicrobial drugs and cleaning products.

According to research, more work is needed to be done for pathogens including monkeypox and polio to increase the utility of wastewater surveillance to benefit public health.