When we think of death, we imagine a final, irreversible end. But what if death is not as absolute as it seems? What if some ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don't stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the cells ...

A group of scientists have warned against the development of mirror bacteria in a report published in the journal Science ... molecules inside a human body for a mirror cell to feed on," because ...

Whether in a biology lab or a clinical lab, the standard way to study pathogenic bacteria is in plates, tubes or wells—settings not representative of the dynamics found in the body. The ...

As a result, mirror bacteria could hypothetically replicate to extremely high levels in the human body, causing conditions similar to ... We share concerns about the dangers of restricting science ...