Sugarcane Mosaic Virus is an emerging problem for our St. Augustine lawns in Florida. Viruses are some of the smallest and ...

Researchers uncovered a previously unknown CRISPR immune response in bacteria that targets transfer RNAs. The newly identified nuclease Cas12a3 precisely cuts the conserved tRNA tail, halting protein ...

Scientists have discovered a new CRISPR mechanism with precise activity, expanding the potential applications of the existing ...

A novel CRISPR defense mechanism, unlike known nucleases, specifically destroys transfer ribonucleic acids (tRNA) that are ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

“Doesn’t it feel otherworldly out here?” says Colleen Durkin from the lower deck of the Rachel Carson as it glides out from the Moss Landing Harbor more than an hour before sunrise. Durkin, the lead ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...

While mirror bacteria may sound like a fun time, a group of 40 renowned scientists conclude it is probably not worth the risk.

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Metabolites in mouse and human breath correlate to gut-microbe populations and might be helpful in diagnosing disease.

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...