The genomes of phages—viruses that infect bacteria—are largely composed of "dark matter": genes that encode proteins whose functions remain unknown. Less than four years ago, a team led by Prof. Rotem ...

Our limited understanding of the metabolism of our microbial ancestor is a sizeable gap in our knowledge of how complex life originated. Resolving whether our closest microbial relatives had ...

The discovery could also lend itself to the development of future antibacterial therapies. In the battle against infectious ...

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...

He reassured the patient that a standard course of antibiotics would do the trick. But Gerry Wright was not a run-of-the-mill patient. At the time, he was director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute ...

Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), will host a landmark two-day symposium titled BHU-AnSI Paleogenomics and Paleoarchaeology Symposium on ...

The Kent meningitis outbreak may have significantly increased, with only two new cases reported on Friday.As per the UK ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

Health chiefs warn deadly meningitis B strain mutation could be fuelling rapid spread - The Bexsero vaccine used to protect against menB should protect against the strain identified ...

Peer-recognised honour highlights Professor Lindsay Hall’s international leadership in microbiome research and contributions to microbiology.

In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the use of increased soybean meal levels in swine diets. Part of this interest has been driven by changes in the soybean industry, especially ...