Bacteria use multiple defense mechanisms to survive in the host body. Shigella bacteria that cause colitis disable multiple ...

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To better understand our organs and perform tests on a more human-like proxy, researchers are increasingly turning to organoids: miniaturized tissue cultures, usually in the form of organs, that are ...

YPSILANTI, MI - On July 5, 2018, Kate Stroud went to the emergency room with severe stomach pain. A day earlier, she had ridden a moped in the Ypsilanti Independence Day parade, dressed as Santa Claus ...

Thanks to lab-grown miniature intestines, researchers at Uppsala University have successfully mapped how aggressive Shigella bacteria infect the human gut. The study opens the door to using cultured ...