A single protein bolted to the inner membrane of a bacterial cell can shred a virus’s DNA before that genetic material ever ...
EPFL researchers show that cholera bacteria can exchange protective genes, including antiviral immune systems, when they live in aquatic environments. The finding helps explain how these pathogens ...
Dozens of new discoveries reveal that defenses evolved by bacteria and viruses billions of years ago still define our own ...
A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant ...
Every year, sepsis kills roughly 11 million people worldwide, more than lung cancer and heart attacks combined. Despite ...
Researchers have discovered that a particular protein in the gut is fighting an important battle against the spread of ...
Researchers studying bacteria from freshwater lakes and soil say they have determined a protein's essential role in maintaining the germ's shape. Because the integrity of a bacterial cell's 'envelope' ...