MIT scientists discover new antiviral defense system in bacteria
Prokaryotes can detect hallmark viral proteins and trigger cell death through a process seen across all domains of life.
Prokaryotes can detect hallmark viral proteins and trigger cell death through a process seen across all domains of life.
Researchers reveal how an algae-eating bacterium solves an environmental engineering challenge.
Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective.
Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere
Novel lysin Abp013 has shown promising antimicrobial ability against Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
A new study sheds light on how a protein pumps toxic molecules out of bacterial cells.
Embedding bacteria in soft material tests researchers’ theories.
New findings may help researchers hone predictions for where phytoplankton will migrate with climate change.
HASTS PhD student Rijul Kochhar tracks changing medical and microbial realities, and examines what they portend for society.
Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal disease.
The Raman spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, to enhance plant disease management.
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
Roundworms change the flow of material in and out of their mouths in response to bright light, revealing a new way for neurons to control muscle cells.
A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water.