A Franco-British team of scientists has explored two human proteins recently identified as immune enzymes. Structural studies ...
When a virus infects a bacterial cell, the viral genome is the first component to be fully injected into the cell, making it an ideal immune target. A bacterial enzyme anchored to the membrane ...
Key PointsBacteria actively sense their environment and use chemical cues to navigate their world through a process called chemotaxis.Chemotaxis aids ...
Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then ...
Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, describe how ...
Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce. Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a ...
Some bacteria do not defeat antibiotics by evolving resistance right away—they outlast treatment by slipping into ...