Evo’s success wasn’t limited to proteins. When they tested a different toxin that had an RNA-based inhibitor, the system ...

Colibactin is a powerful toxin produced by Escherichia coli and other bacteria living in the human gut. This highly unstable ...

A new function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting researchers analyze bacteria cells one by one. The study, conducted by ...

Frédéric Kerff, Ana Amoroso, Raphaël Herman, Eric Sauvage, Stéphanie Petrella, Patrice Filée, Paulette Charlier, Bernard Joris, Akira Tabuchi, Nikolas Nikolaidis, Daniel J. Cosgrove Proceedings of the ...

Flagella are primarily used for cell movement and are found in prokaryotes as well as some eukaryotes. The prokaryotic flagellum spins, creating forward movement by a corkscrew shaped filament. A ...

Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build advanced synthetic cells which mimic real life functionality. Scientists have harnessed the potential of bacteria to help build ...

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a bacterial pathogen that causes sepsis and meningitis in newborn infants, is able to shut down immune cell function in order to promote its own survival, according to ...

SYNTHETIC cells made by combining components of Mycoplasma bacteria with a chemically synthesised genome can grow and divide into cells of uniform shape and size, just like most natural bacterial ...