Phage G genome: AI analysis maps out world's largest cultivated bacteria-killing virus

Through cutting-edge methods and advanced artificial intelligence analysis, UNC Charlotte researchers leading a ...

Using metabarcoding to detect rot-causing fungi in apples

Rot development during fruit storage is a problem. Now, metabarcoding may become a tool for detecting fungi that can cause diseases in apples.

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...
Earth.com

Ancient viruses inside bacteria may help fight infections

Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.
Nature

Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria

These tests revealed that two molecules, including premethylenomycin C lactone, were much more effective than methylenomycin ...

Bacteria reveal hidden powers of electricity transfer

Microbes are masters of survival, evolving ingenious strategies to capture energy from their surroundings. For decades, ...
eLife

Herbivorous insects independently evolved salivary effectors to regulate plant immunity by destabilizing the malectin-LRR RLP NtRLP4

State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MARA, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Green Plant Protection, Institute of Plant ...