Now, researchers are turning to an unexpected source for early PDAC detection: faecal samples. While analysing poo might seem ...

Whether you had breakfast this morning or not, your pancreas is working quietly behind the scenes. This vital organ produces ...

The Bacterial Genomic DNA Isolation Kit was used to isolate genomic DNA from 1 mL overnight culture (1 x 10 9 cells) of the Gram negative bacteria E. coli (Lanes 1 and 2), the lysozyme-resistant ...

This effectively allows the transposon to function as the telomere, making it an essential component of the bacterial genome. The team is the first to document these telomeric transposons in bacteria.

Bacteria and their viruses have been locked in battle for eons, as viruses try to inject their DNA into the bacterial genome and bacteria devise cunning methods (e.g. CRISPR) to defend themselves.

Bacterial Defense: DdmD and DdmE proteins use guide DNA to identify and degrade plasmids in bacteria. Genome Editing Potential: The guide DNA used in this system may be more stable and cost-effective ...

An obscure group of phages offers insights into elements of microbial warfare—and blueprints for new antibiotics.

The genome structure—how genes are organized within DNA sequences in an organism—is fundamental to the processes and functions of organisms. A team at the University of Tokyo has developed a ...

“A typical bacterial genome is three million base pairs long, but time fragments the ancient DNA we recover to an average length of only about 30 to 50 base pairs,” said Christina Warinner ...

Whereas CRISPR is best at making small, targeted modifications to a genome, bridge RNA gives genetic engineers a power they’ve never had before—to add, remove, invert, or rearrange large ...