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

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered more than 100 new human viruses in 252 different gut microbes, ...

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

Depending on the setting, the ability of a crucial bacterium in biotechnology—Agrobacterium tumefaciens—to transfer its DNA ...

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

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

On June 28, 2012, the most significant scientific breakthrough of the first quarter of the 21st century was announced to the ...

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

Hundreds of new viruses living inside bacteria within our gut have been discovered in an international study led by Professor Jeremy J. Barr from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and ...

Maya Ajmera, President & CEO of the Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News, spoke with David R. Liu, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of ...