When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

A plant compound added to biodegradable implants stops bacteria from rebounding after 24 hours, solving a major infection risk.

He reassured the patient that a standard course of antibiotics would do the trick. But Gerry Wright was not a run-of-the-mill patient. At the time, he was director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

Scientists and artists honor Fanny Angelina Hesse’s overlooked role in making agar a culture medium through illustrations and unpublished historical materials.

The boom in LED face masks has meant that red light therapy has entered our beauty vocabulary. But there's still confusion around red light therapy vs LED – what this wizardry is and, more importantly ...

The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has today released a lengthy report into the death of convicted drug dealer Michael 'Skin' Devlin ...

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In the report, seen by this paper, Devlin’s cellmate was interviewed and claimed he was first complaining of “having difficulties with his throat ...

Fungi may be the key to weather manipulation, after researchers isolated a fungal protein that promotes ice formation.

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Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing significant challenges to healthcare systems. Beyond the direct ...