Escherichia coli remains at the forefront of recombinant protein production, owing to its rapid growth, well-characterised genetics and the ease with which it can be genetically manipulated. The ...

Scientists used a bacterial system called retron to turn DNA into a programmable tool inside living cells, enabling gene ...

Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, ...

The cost-effective, easy-to-use T7 expression system has been integral to Escherichia coli protein production since its introduction in 1986. Now, a just-developed enhancement is making it even better ...

Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases and now, a team of scientists has discovered a fundamental ...

Pathogenic bacteria often delay the activation of their virulence program until they are inside the host. Researchers have ...

Some pathogens use temperature as a trigger and activate virulence only after entering the warmer environment of a host. A research team from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and the University of ...

The study challenges the notion of a “one-size-fits-all” mechanism in bacterial transcription and highlights the diversity of regulatory strategies employed by pathogens.

Researchers have found there is a bacterial protein "key" that allows the Hawaiian bobtail squid to develop a healthy body and its bioluminescent ...