Organisms must adapt to ever-changing environments, otherwise they risk being outcompeted or eliminated. To do this, they have evolved methods for importing DNA from elsewhere and utilizing it for ...

Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Two bacteria are sitting near free-floating DNA. Suddenly, one bacterium shoots out a long appendage, latches onto a DNA fragment and reels in its catch. It happens fast, but it’s clear: this organism ...

Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Scientists from Durham University, Jagiellonian University (Poland), and the John Innes Centre have made a significant advancement in understanding DNA gyrase, an essential bacterial enzyme and a ...

Pushing into a new chapter of technologically advanced biological sensors, scientists from the University of California San Diego and their colleagues in Australia have engineered bacteria that can ...