“When phage infect a bacterial cell, the EPI vesicle protects the genome of the virus during early stages of infection when ...

Bacteria can be engineered to sense a variety of molecules, such as pollutants or soil nutrients. In most cases, however, ...

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at low ...

Inspired by sea sponges, researchers created living micro-lenses from bacteria that may improve medical and industrial ...

Artificial bacterial transformation is a laboratory technique scientists use to introduce foreign DNA into bacterial cells. There are two main methods by which this is achieved: Gram positive and Gram ...

“Many types of bacteria must be able to move to infect their host organisms, including humans,” said Brian Crane, director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and the George W. and ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Modern cancer treatments have evolved beyond traditional chemotherapy to include targeted approaches such as immunotherapy, ...