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The possibility of a brain microbiome has scientists engaged in a discussion about the possible role of bacteria in ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

Genetic engineering deployed to insert gene for human insulin into a bacterium, thus harnessing the substance for widespread ...

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By ...

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Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the World Health Organization estimates it could surpass cancer and heart disease ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

New research from Tulane University has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly ...