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Bacterial genome
Bacterial genomes are singular, circular chromosomes. Because bacterial genes only contain one copy of each chromosome, they reproduce by making an exact copy, or clone, of themselves.
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JAN 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised PatientsWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Using Bacteria to Reduce Carbon Dioxide EmissionsWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2016Microbiology
Soil is rich with microbial life, and fungi within the soil provide bacteria with a matrix for movement and gene transfe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2016Microbiology
An antibiotic resistance gene that was known to be present in animals on farms in Europe and Asia has now been found in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2016Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common, and researchers have now discovered minute levels of resistant m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Videos
Scientists with Illumina explain in this video how next-generation sequencing is aiding the conservation and restoration ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can communicate information about population density to one another through a phenomenon called quorum sensing, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2016Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 11, 2016Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2016Microbiology
Your doctor thinks you may have sepsis - a condition where your body temperature shifts, and your heart and respiratory ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have learned more about how two common antibiotics, chlorampheni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Humans may not be able to regenerate limbs like zebrafish can regenerate fins, but improving the human ability to heal w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2016Microbiology
Viruses and spider toxin? Sounds like a superhero’s origin story. Not quite. Researchers from Vanderbilt Universit ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 12, 2016Health & Medicine
The adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR has taken biomedicine by storm in the years following its discovery ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2016Microbiology
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system was developed in 2014 and has since had a huge impact on research in molecular biolo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised Patients
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Using Bacteria to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2016
Microbiology
Soil is rich with microbial life, and fungi within the soil provide bacteria with a matrix for movement and gene transfe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2016
Microbiology
An antibiotic resistance gene that was known to be present in animals on farms in Europe and Asia has now been found in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2016
Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common, and researchers have now discovered minute levels of resistant m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Videos
Scientists with Illumina explain in this video how next-generation sequencing is aiding the conservation and restoration
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can communicate information about population density to one another through a phenomenon called quorum sensing,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2016
Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2016
Microbiology
Your doctor thinks you may have sepsis - a condition where your body temperature shifts, and your heart and respiratory
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have learned more about how two common antibiotics, chlorampheni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may not be able to regenerate limbs like zebrafish can regenerate fins, but improving the human ability to heal w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses and spider toxin? Sounds like a superhero’s origin story. Not quite. Researchers from Vanderbilt Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
The adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR has taken biomedicine by storm in the years following its discovery
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2016
Microbiology
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system was developed in 2014 and has since had a huge impact on research in molecular biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch