Nematodes have oily surfaces that impact survival and interactions, offering insights into evolution and parasite control. A ...

Bacteria get up to all sorts of strange things. As a result, they’ve evolved to produce an extensive range of small molecules ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and ...

The international Healthy Crops consortium has developed an innovative strategy to combat the disease bacterial blight (for ...

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...