Bacterial promoters are DNA sequences that recruit RNA polymerase to initiate transcription, primarily through two elements called −10 and −35. However, the contributions of these elements to promoter ...

When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic their ...

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of drastically speeding up drug discovery - and, in early tests, it has already designed a ...

The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation.

New research models plasmid competition in E. coli, with implications for biotechnology, antibiotics, and probiotics.

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help determine whether unfamiliar bacteria carry genetic features linked to disease. By enabling the detection of harmful bacteria before they infect ...

So, figuring out how to make a new protein can mean directly tinkering with biochemistry, providing new and potentially useful functions. Since the genetic code provides a layer of abstraction between ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella. In one study, E. coli and salmonella were found ...