This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms ... Genetic material DNA in a nucleus, plasmids are found in a few simple eukaryotic organisms. DNA is a single molecule, found free in the cytoplasm ...

Scientists have finally created synthetic life in a lab by constructing a synthetic yeast for the first time in history.

By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...

Archaea form one of the three domains of life; the others are bacteria and eukaryotes. MatE-Tlp system regulates substrate uptake and methane metabolism in Methermicoccus shengliensis, providing ...

Most life on Earth relies on the sun’s energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

This manuscript describes an important finding of the transcriptional control of a chimeric gene transfer agents (GTA) cluster in Bartonella by a processive anti-termination factor (BrrG). The ...

Although gut microbiota and lipid metabolites have been suggested to be closely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the interactions between gut microbiota, ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking.