Pathogenic bacteria

A variety of pathogenic Vibrio species, including Vibrio vulnificus (blue), Vibrio cholerae (red), Vibrio fluvialis (purple), Vibrio alginolyticus (yellow), and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (green).

Climate crisis fuels outbreaks of Vibrio bacteria – including cholera and other serious infections

Analysis of six decades of data shows that cholera bacteria and other strains are spreading rapidly due to warming ocean waters and poor sanitation – and the danger is expected to increase
Corals in the Red Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Gifts from the Sea: Molecules from the Coral Sea Could Change the Way We Fight Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have discovered natural molecules produced by bacteria living on corals in Eilat that reduce the violence of pathogenic bacteria and increase the effectiveness of antibiotics – without the need to kill the bacteria.

They will die and not learn: The lesson that male worms refuse to internalize

In Dr. Meital Oren-Suisa's lab at the Weizmann Institute, they discovered that male worms learn less well from experience compared to females, and uncovered a neural receptor that is responsible for the difference between the sexes and is also conserved in humans.