GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Possibly one of the biggest surprises of the game, Aliens: Fireteam Elite doesn't just reference the prequel film Prometheus; it actually uses it as a ...

The discovery that blood carries short fragments of DNA, known as cell-free DNA (cfDNA), has opened a new window into biological processes and, in combination with advances in sequencing, is ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive — and thrive — in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

Pathogens are organisms that can cause disease. The different types of pathogens and the severity of the diseases that they cause are very diverse. In this article, we look at different pathogens, how ...

A pathogen is a living thing that causes disease. Viruses and bacteria can be pathogens, but there are also other types of pathogens. Every single living thing, even bacteria themselves, can get ...

Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites, too.

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the devastating impact of a single virus. In the coming years, humanity’s encounters with deadly pathogens are likely to rise. Encroachment on the natural environment ...

Two Chinese nationals were charged with conspiracy and smuggling goods. The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. can be concerning for ...