Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

Uncover the surprising effects of juice cleanses on oral and gut bacteria. A new study reveals the impact of juice-based ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

By combining MERFISH imaging with expansion microscopy, researchers have unlocked a new way to study bacteria at the ...

Their results ... DNA Damage Can Last Unrepaired for Years, Changing Our View of Mutations Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair ...

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease.

Researchers found that gut microbiome composition is strongly linked to metabolic health across different life stages, with ...

A healthier brain could one day be just a snort away: bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice. “Drugs often don’t get to where they need to go ...

This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...

Each sample was divided into two parts. One was stored at 4°C to isolate cellulose- and lignin-decomposing bacteria and the other was stored at −80°C for DNA extraction. Colony PCR was used for the ...

A new study published in Biochemistry sheds light on how bacteria regulate their genes ... This dramatic transformation is a clear signal for us to reach for the watering can—and it ...