Sugarcoating can provide extra power to pneumonia vaccine

Scientists in India have developed a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria using a combination of three different sugar molecules

Appetite for junk

Bite that mosquitoes love

It depends on the diversity of skin bacteria

The world of fungi

We killed it

Lack of data on gut microbes in India a problem

Studies across the globe have linked intestinal microbes with protection from diseases; India may be sitting on a mine of information

Scientists demonstrate new approach to kill drug-resistant strains of bacteria

Preliminary observations indicate a potent multi-site effect on the cells making it hard for the bacteria to develop resistance

Trees or biofactories?

India’s hot springs harbour solution to oil spills

As natural extreme environments with water at very high temperature, hot springs are of special interest to scientists and those engaged in …

From nostrils to crocodile blood – ten surprising places to look for antibiotics

In the battle against superbugs, you'd be amazed where we might find the cures of the future

Make way for Indian probiotics

Scientists root for probiotics containing indigenous bacteria

Our own microbe catalogue

First genetic map of the microbes found in a healthy human body

Mix and match

DNA-RNA hybrid virus may provide clues to virus evolution

Germ warfare

A new technique would help combat drug-resistant infections

Fresh garments

A new fabric can kill irritating smells and save you from skin diseases

Great survivor

Nano-sensor

New tool to detect viruses quickly at low cost

Poison aid

Salmonella can fight cancer

World Health Assembly: countries highlight progress in tackling antimicrobial resistance

India’s push towards addressing animal and environmental aspects of AMR through surveillance is a welcome step  

Do you really choose what you eat – or do your gut microbes decide for you?

A new study with fruit flies suggests that we may have less free will when it comes to choosing what we eat than we like to think

Resistance-causing mcr-1 gene isolated in India

The gene is responsible for resistance against colistin, a last resort antibiotic used to treat human diseases

Plant microbiomes are not exactly a ‘treasure-trove’

Breeding plants with more beneficial bacteria to feed the world won’t be simple, study says

White uprising

How fungi stopped coal formation

Is Ganga losing its resilience?

First bacterial diversity study shows high number of pathogens

Turned on its head

A conventional theory on how a bacteria adopts tactics of self-defence stands questioned