Bacterial chromosomes have a conserved circular arrangement within the cell, with the loci arrayed in a linear order that reflects their position on the chromosomal DNA. The subcellular location ...

Scientists at the McGovern Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have reengineered a compact RNA-guided enzyme ...

This kit was created to enable the rapid spin column-based extraction of genomic DNA from up to 2 × 10 9 viable bacterial cells (typically from 0.5 to 1.0 mL of culture). It’s suitable for both ...

Ask scientists which gene-editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they'd probably describe a system that's ...

Bacteria use a newly discovered system called Kongming to turn viral enzymes into a self-destruct signal, with big biotech ...

Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cleanrooms, others are ... | Microbiology ...

Unfortunately, Vibrio natriegens doesn't have the sophisticated molecular tools that are available in a commonly used lab ...

Researchers discovered that telomere phage is surprisingly common in Klebsiella, a type of bacteria that can cause pneumonia ...