Joe Bondy-Denomy solves a CRISPR caper: this is how a viral protein stows itself on protein factories in bacteria, and destroys a CRISPR protein, designed to kill viruses, while it's being made.

Petrichor, the earthy aroma after rainfall, is a sensory bridge between the microscopic world of soil microbes and the human experience of memory and emotion. Rooted in the chemistry of geosmin, plant ...

The bacterium Segatella copri is one of the most common inhabitants of the human gut. In their latest study, researchers at ...

El Mouali, Y., Tawk, C., Huang, K.D., Sivapornnukul, P., Mengoni, C., Segata, N., Strowig T. Biogeography-associated emergence of enhanced oxygen tolerance in the abundant human gut commensal ...

Plants have evolved fascinating partnerships with microbes to capture nitrogen from the air and turn it into a usable form for growth. From legumes hosting bacteria in root nodules to fungi trading ...

In the rapidly evolving field of immunomodulation, few compounds have garnered as much interest for their precision as the ...

RNA polymerase, the enzyme that synthesizes RNA from DNA during transcription, has been captured mid-reaction for the first ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously hidden layer of complexity in how genes are activated, showing that water molecules ...

A deadly flesh-eating bacteria has been found in New York waters, according to researchers. The New York Post reports Stony Brook University professor Dr. Christopher Gobler, an ecologist within the ...

Vicious flesh-eating bacteria may be lurking in bodies of water across Long Island, as researchers warned that victims face a 20% chance of dying within 48 hours. Stony Brook University professor Dr.