The FDA approved oral gepotidacin (Blujepa) for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women and girls ages 12 ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

Among the many marvels of life is the cell's ability to divide and thus enable organisms to grow and renew themselves. For ...

Discover how scientists captured the action of helicases in DNA replication, revealing crucial insights into this fundamental ...

Thus, Bakta can annotate a typical bacterial genome in 10 ±5 min on a laptop, plasmids in a couple of seconds/minutes. Comprehensive workflow Bakta annotates ncRNA cis-regulatory regions, ...

Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

Researchers shed new light on G-quadruplexes, a type of secondary DNA structure that has attracted attention as a potential therapeutic target in cancer.

Researchers have uncovered a source of "replication stress" during DNA replication, shedding light on a new cancer target.

The BREX system enhances bacterial antiviral defense by modifying its own DNA to distinguish it from viral DNA, a mechanism more complex than classical restriction-modification systems.

A new DNA sequencing technique that delivers faster and more accurate bacterial infection diagnoses could be implemented nationwide. The method, developed by the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

In the quest to understand the pathogenic expression mechanisms of bacteria and the advancements in biofoundry technology, identifying and analyzing protein-DNA binding sites is crucial. Researchers ...