By employing a novel technique to examine how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have found that gut bacteria can ...

Sequencing bacterial genomes allows scientists to study bacterial diversity, immunity, and the human microbiome, but it ...

When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...

It's important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the ...

Sexual assault crimes are some of the hardest to prove. They rely heavily on DNA evidence, typically sperm cells recovered ...

Researchers have created a novel imaging-technology combination that can capture gene activity in individual bacteria in ...

Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce.

From February 2022 to February 2023, they collected (using cotton swabs) and genetically sequenced bacterial samples from six ...

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

Delivering drugs to specific, hard-to-reach areas in the human body remains a challenge in drug development. Typically, drug molecules administered via pills or injections circulate randomly through ...

Xinning Zhang and Ashley Maloney discovered that a geology technique shows promise in detecting cancer-like cells. If their ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...