The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

New research shows copper to be an effective weapon against spread of disease and bacteria in hospitals, particularly when ...

GEM Toronto competed at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris, France in October ...

Rather than training the algorithm on content scraped from the internet, scientists trained the AI on nearly three million ...

Emerging Salmonella Typhimurium ST213 strains challenge traditional pathogen understanding. What can we learn from its ...

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is one of the first responders to DNA damage and plays crucial roles in recruiting DNA repair proteins through its activity – poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PARylation).

An international team of scientists has found small circular DNA particles in the cells of more than half of patients with certain types of cancer, including HER2+ breast cancer —one of the most ...

Those featured circles, ecDNAs, are small and often contain a few genes on their circular DNA. Frequently, these genes are cancer-associated genes called oncogenes. When a cancer cell contains ...

Those featured circles, ecDNAs, are small and often contain a few genes on their circular DNA. Frequently, these genes are cancer-associated genes called oncogenes. When a cancer cell contains ...

DNA analysis of Indus Valley remains, like those from Mohenjo-Daro, may reveal the origin of Indians. Credit: Benny Lin / CC BY-NC 2.0 Researchers have discovered a Bronze Age civilization along the ...

Summary: New research has unveiled how gut bacteria play a key role in regulating stress by interacting with circadian rhythms, opening possibilities for microbiome-based therapies for mental health.