Designing more useful bacteria Researchers create virus-resistant, safely restrained E. coli for medical, industrial applications Date: March 15, 2023 Source: Harvard Medical School Summary: In a ...

Following the discovery of plastic-eating bacteria, many genetic scientists have experimented with Ideonella sakaiensis to improve its efficiency. One such research venture has been to genetically ...

Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and ...

For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything ...

A team of researchers from University of Bayreuth have used genetic modification on common house spiders to study the underrepresented organism and produce functionable spider silk protein. Scroll to ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the ... with fluorescent proteins while new virions are assembled in bacteria, enabling direct observation of phage outbreaks with single-virion resolution.

Genetic engineering has revolutionized the field of medicine by enabling the production of recombinant proteins, such as insulin and human growth hormone, in bacteria or other host organisms. Gene ...

Natural products are among the most promising candidates for the development of new drugs. However, due to their structural complexity, they are often difficult to access.

Scientists have discovered a new strain of bacteria on the Chinese space station Tiangong. The strain, named Niallia ...

Bacterial cells have been genetically modified ... In the future, researchers are hoping to use genetic engineering to be able to overcome some inherited disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and ...

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...