Bioengineers from UC San Diego developed a simple technique of using bacteria as living test tubes to study human gene mutations and rapidly screen chemicals for their potential drug use. Image credit ...

The expression of insect PGRPs is often upregulated by exposure to bacteria. Insect PGRPs are mainly inducers of proteolytic and signalling cascades. Each PGRP domain has one peptidoglycan-binding ...

burgdorferi’s peptidoglycans compared with other bacteria. “That was kind of the impetus of the study, to figure out if the chemical components of the peptidoglycan were important in the ...

The study focuses on the functional differentiation and cooperation patterns of bacteria, fungi and protozoa in lignocellulose decomposition, and summarizes the roles of carbohydrate-active enzymes ...

A new species of bacteria that functions like electrical wiring has recently been discovered on a brackish beach in Oregon. The species was named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis in honor of the ...

Northwestern researchers found that unique peptidoglycan from Borrelia burgdorferi lingers in tissues, sparking inflammation similar to long COVID. Researchers uncover why the body may keep reacting ...

"At some point it might not be beneficial anymore to stick around with your buddies. But if you don't, you die." In her book "Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity and Finding Your Life's Purpose ...

But bacteria, far older than modern organisms such as humans and plants, have evolved other ways to respire in oxygen-deprived environments, including deep-sea vents and the human gut.

Explaining the link between 'good' gut bacteria and rheumatoid arthritis Study with mice, human data shows microbes manipulate gut lining immunity to promote autoimmune arthritis Date: May 1, 2025 ...

For billions of years, viruses and bacteria have been embroiled in an arms race. In response to constant attacks by viruses known as bacteriophages—more commonly called "phages"—bacteria ...

Living in a house made of fungi and bacteria may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers are now one step closer to eventually making it a reality, according to a new study.