A Kobe University team was able to edit the DNA of Lactobacillus strains directly without a template from other organisms.

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

DNA found in museum pieces could provide a unique opportunity to study the history and spread of infectious diseases, ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

The industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal, long regarded as a symbol of urban environmental neglect, is being reimagined through ...

A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these animals. A new ...

The research team also found remarkable diversity in the C ... diff was found, the bacteria underwent genetic sequencing to determine relatedness, with bacteria having two or fewer genetic ...

The research team also found remarkable diversity in the C. diff strains present in ... When C. diff was found, the bacteria underwent genetic sequencing to determine relatedness, with bacteria having ...

Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing ... A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning ...

Prophages are major mediators of horizontal gene transfer, promoting bacterial genetic diversity (Costa et al., 2018). Considering the increasing incidence of MDR bacterial infections, there is an ...

Now Drexel researchers have developed a simple DNA PCR-based lab test—built on a more detailed genetic analysis of the main group of bacterial ... much greater diversity, including identifying ...