Bacteria as unicellular organisms are attacked by specialized viruses, the so-called bacteriophages or phages for short. To defend themselves against phage infections, bacteria feature a multi-stage protective mechanism, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2022
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For decades, a small group of cutting-edge medical researchers have been studying a biochemical, DNA tagging system, which switches genes on or off. Many have studied it in bacteria and now some have seen signs of it in, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 3, 2022
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A method of producing vital chemical building blocks for use in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries that mimics how plants manufacture them has been developed by University of Warwick scientists.
Biochemistry
Feb 1, 2022
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Antibiotics have allowed for the widespread control of bacterial infections, which had been the leading cause of death historically. However, the overuse of traditional antibiotics in humans and animals has resulted in the ...
Biochemistry
Jan 31, 2022
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New research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2021
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A new copper surface that kills bacteria more than 100 times faster and more effectively than standard copper could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2021
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Shigella, a bacterial pathogen that causes dysentery and is the leading cause of childhood diarrheal diseases, inserts a pore called a translocon into an infected person's intestinal cells and then injects bacterial proteins ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 23, 2021
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Mars explorers searching for signs of ancient life could be fooled by fossil-like specimens created by chemical processes, research suggests.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 16, 2021
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Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research just published.
Biochemistry
Nov 9, 2021
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Dutch researchers have developed a new tool to label DNA for studying chromosomes in live cells. The tool is non-invasive and can be applied in culture but also in living organisms, such as zebrafish embryos. The team published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 4, 2021
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