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ABOVE: A number of scientists are calling for a ban on research that could create mirror bacteria, which pose significant risks to society. ©iStock, Galina Kamenskaya. A s synthe ...

Microorganisms produce a wide variety of natural products that can be used as active ingredients to treat diseases such as ...

A group of 38 leading experts in fields ranging from synthetic biology to the existence of life beyond Earth has come ...

The researchers said that their concerns are not about stifling innovation but about ensuring scientific progress aligns with ...

The trillions of microbial cells in our gastrointestinal tract have their own genomes and metabolic products, many of which ...

A group of 38 leading scientists are calling for a pause on research to create 'mirror life' - a form of artificial organism ...

A group of 38 leading scientists are calling for a pause on research to create 'mirror life' - a form of artificial organism ...

M icrobiologists have studied bacterial defense mechanisms against phages for decades. But until less than a decade ago, ...

A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...

"Our approach mimics the natural bacterial gene transfer process to directly liberate and amplify entire biosynthetic gene clusters within the native bacterial cell, granting access ... "So far, large ...