In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, and is ...

Bacterial lipoproteins are essential components of the cell envelope in gram-negative bacteria, playing critical roles in various cellular processes, including membrane biogenesis and interactions ...

Bacterial synthetic biology is a scientific discipline that deals with the synthesis of part, or the whole, of bacteria that do not exist in nature in this form. It uses engineering and molecular ...

Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

Bacteria detect cell wall fragments as danger signals and form protective biofilms, a survival strategy seen across species ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a crucial organelle present in all eukaryotic cells, including human cells. The ER plays a ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — New research has identified a unique genetic signature in bacteria that can predict their likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance, a finding that can help quickly identify ...

A new ally is emerging in the increasingly urgent battle against superbugs – and you might have encountered it before at the ...

In short, while bacteria may not have “sex lives” in the way humans do, their frequent DNA exchanges play a crucial role in ...