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) ...

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Antibiotic resistance constitutes an escalating worldwide health threat, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and ...

Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.

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This section relates to Figure 1E in ‘Bacteria and phages dynamically coexist and coevolve’. Simulation results are calculated and presented at steady state unless otherwise specified. We define ...

Conventional antibacterial approaches—such as metal-based agents and reactive oxygen species generation—often struggle to selectively eliminate bacteria while preserving the viability of ...