Microbial enzymes have become indispensable tools in biotechnology due to their versatility, efficiency, and sustainability. Derived from bacteria, fungi, ...

For a long time, gene loss was seen as a kind of biological decay, but a new study shows it can be just the opposite: a smart ...

The review highlights how the gut microbiome (the collection of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in the digestive system) can affect epigenetics, the process that turns genes on or off without ...

The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to ...

Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is ...

Every year, millions of poinsettias brighten up windowsills around the world. But behind the festive plant lies a hidden ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the ...

In a new study that combines synthetic biology with cancer immunotherapy, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of ...

Scientists hope genetically modified mice will curb the spread of Lyme disease. They headed to Nantucket — home to a large ...

Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant ...