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 ...

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

In his presentation "How to use CRISPR-Cas to combat AMR" at the ESCMID Global Congress, Assistant Prof. Ibrahim Bitar, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Plzen ...

Conservation scientists are racing against time, as hundreds of animal and plant species edge closer to extinction each year ...

With such striking effects, many scientists see modulating the microbiomes as a promising avenue for improving human health and wellbeing. In recent years, researchers have shown that tweaking the ...

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

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In the world of biopharmaceutical innovation, 2024 will be remembered as CRISPR’s breakout ...

Updated at 4:05 p.m. ET For the first time, doctors in the U.S. have used the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to treat a patient with a genetic disorder. "It is just amazing how far ...

With the fast progress and deeper understanding of CAR-T cell therapy, finding a better solution other than lentivirus transduction is more requested, to overcome the functional limitation on random ...

Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms behind age-related memory decline — and shown they can be reversed.

As a result, the technology stands at a complicated intersection in the fight against a shifting climate. Breeding plants to ...