Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners. Some genes promote certain microbes that can spread between ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using ...

Given the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, novel ways to target bacterial infections are becoming increasingly important. One potential strategy is to manipulate bacterial genes at the ...

Antibiotic resistance continues to be a worldwide problem. Researchers are use AI computer modeling to help design new compounds. The Conversation — Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health ...

Vermicomposting earthworms help turn manure into organic fertilizer, representing a potential tool against antibiotic ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

To test whether some of the cold-adapted genes had the same effects on other types of bacteria, Nano inserted Arctic versions of a DNA ligase into strains of __Salmonella enterica__ and ...

Engineered oncolytic bacteria have emerged as a promising therapeutic platform for precision cancer treatment, offering tumor-specific colonization, immune activation, and controllable therapeutic ...