It sounds like science fiction — and until 2012, the ability to cheaply and easily edit strings of DNA was exactly that. But as it turns out, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is a completely natural function ...

Streptococcus pyogenes, which is often called group A Streptococcus, infects people around the world. While estimates vary, these infections could be responsible for the deaths of over half a million ...

A rare, deadly, flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise in Japan, with hundreds of people infected. Over 1,000 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were reported in Japan in the first six ...

A group of researchers led by The University of Osaka have identified a novel genetic mutation in Streptococcus pyogenes, a common bacterium which causes strep throat, significantly associated with ...

A University of Queensland-led team of international researchers says supercharged “clones” of the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes are to blame for the resurgence of the disease, which has caused high ...

Strep throat (medically known as streptococcal pharyngitis) is an infection that happens when bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus) infect your throat and tonsils. Your immune ...

It sounds like science fiction — and until 2012, the ability to cheaply and easily edit strings of DNA was exactly that. But as it turns out, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is a completely natural function ...

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of ...

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of ...

Strep throat is a highly contagious infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes); it is common in children but affects adults too. Strep throat symptoms include a sore ...