The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

One of the most revolutionary tools in cutting-edge medicine is a molecular scalpel so precise that it can modify defective ...

Scientists at City University of Hong Kong have cracked the code to identify ‘passwords’ needed to unlock the full potential ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor ...

“Our work is the first to directly test how chromosome structure affects bacterial growth, survival, and ability to cause ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process.

Researchers at Duke University and North Carolina State University have discovered a handful of new CRISPR-Cas systems that could add to the capabilities of the already transformational gene editing ...

The field of food microbiology has witnessed a transformative change with the advent of CRISPR technology, which offers ...

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria ...

That’s why a team from UC San Diego in La Jolla set out with Yale University researchers to develop a new system for gene ...

Research on bacteriophages in the human gut reveals their dormant nature and potential to impact gut microbiome health ...