A major collaboration involving nine labs, led by scientists at Gladstone Institutes, has transferred a particularly useful ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals how bacterial defense mechanisms can be neutralized, enabling the efficient transfer of genetic material between bacteria. The researchers believe this ...

Bacteria are constantly moving by help of motility organs called flagella or pili to colonize new niches. Also, bacteria can exchange information, like “speaking to each other”, and thus acquire new ...