One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Discover the evolution of bacteria through machine learning, DNA comparisons, and the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ...

It is becoming increasingly evident that genome-sequence changes have an impact on the pathogenic potential and host tropism of many bacterial pathogens 10. With the availability of complete ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

The effect of saccharin on the microbiome has received much attention, but its impact on pathogenic bacterial species is less ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...