Engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions microbiologystudy
Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally […]
Never-before-seen view of gene transcription captured microbiologystudy
Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA.
A gut microbe could hold a key to help people benefit from healthy foods microbiologystudy
In an analysis of more than 50,000 individuals from around the world, carriers of gut Blastocystis, a single-celled organism that
Study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners microbiologystudy
The human body’s inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is
Not so selfish after all: Viruses use freeloading genes as weapons
Curious bits of DNA tucked inside genomes across all kingdoms of life historically have been disregarded since they don’t seem
Discovery could help reduce adverse side effects of popular next-generation obesity medications
The next chapter in the story of headline-making popular obesity drugs may center on the physiological relationship between feeling satisfied
Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium microbiologystudy
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially
GeneMAP discovery platform will help define functions for ‘orphan’ metabolic proteins microbiologystudy
A multidisciplinary research team has developed a discovery platform to probe the function of genes involved in metabolism — the
Opening the right doors: ‘Jumping gene’ control mechanisms revealed microbiologystudy
International joint research led by Akihisa Osakabe and Yoshimasa Takizawa of the University of Tokyo has clarified the molecular mechanisms
Raw milk is risky, but airborne transmission of H5N1 from cow’s milk is inefficient in mammals microbiologystudy
While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow’s milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses,