If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study from the University of Illinois ...

DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification that plays a significant role in gene regulation in bacteria. This process involves the addition of a methyl group to specific DNA sequences ...

Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus genetically adapts to humans, including mutations that allow some strains to evade the immune system and become resistant to ...

Even dead bacteria, it seemed, could share their genes. Almost all bacterial genomes show evidence of past LGT events, and the phenomenon is known to have profound effects on microbial biology. This ...

aureus isolates cultured from the human nose and on the skin to investigate which genes are important for the bacteria to adapt and persist. Published 13 January in Nature Communications ...

How would you make transcription and translation work when you no longer have a nucleus? Bacteria have an interesting answer. Attenuation, or dampening, of the trp operon is made possible by the ...

“Wild stuff does happen.” The trillions of bacteria in our bodies regularly exchange DNA with each other, but the idea that their genes could end up in human DNA has been very controversial. In 2001, ...

Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 28, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250116161230.htm ...