To avoid being snuffed out by the immune system, the bacteria that cause strep throat tear apart red blood cells and then dress themselves in the debris, as reported today in the journal Cell Reports.

"Combining platelet and red blood cell membranes into each nanorobot coating is synergistic -- platelets target bacteria, while red blood cells target and neutralize the toxins those bacteria ...

Enzymes made by bacteria in the human digestive tract can strip the sugars that determine blood type from the surface of red blood cells in the lab, a new study finds. That's important ...