Some single-celled organisms are known to transition to multicellularity during their lifetimes, usually either by cloning themselves or when many similar cells come together to form a larger ...

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation It is as unfortunate an ailment as it is ubiquitous: at some point in our life, ...

Some fungi, particularly species in the order Mucorales, can change from one form to another by changing what genes they express. Mucor lusitanicus will take the form of yeast in anaerobic ...

The construction industry overuses natural resources and energy, causing numerous environmental impacts (ENSHASSI; KOCHENDOERFER; RIZQ, 2014; MORA-BARRANTES et al., 2018; AKINTAYO et al., 2020). The ...

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A new study involving the Medical University of Vienna shows how the multi-resistant fungus Candida auris utilises carbon dioxide (CO₂) to survive on the skin and become resistant to antifungal ...

The U.S. is witnessing a troubling rise in infections caused by bacteria carrying the NDM gene — dubbed “nightmare bacteria”— which one expert says poses a "grave danger" to public health. Infection ...

PITTSFIELD — Seven patients have tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, Berkshire Health Systems reported on Thursday. One of the patients later died, although because of ...

A rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that lives in warm saltwater has led to at least four deaths this year, but some simple safety precautions can keep you safe while on vacation. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

Hold your nose — and maybe hold off on that beach day. More than 60% of U.S. beaches tested in 2024 had at least one day where the water was so full of fecal bacteria that it failed federal safety ...