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Researchers have imaged a major component in conjugation – the process bacteria use to share DNA with each other. A better understanding of this process could help researchers to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Epidermal stem cells derived from the hair follicle are almost indistinguishable from stem cells native to the epidermis. But the memory of their journey to the surface changes their approach to wound repair.

Scientists have discovered a new route to produce complex antibiotics exploiting gene editing to re-programme pathways to future medicines urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance, treat neglected diseases and tackle future pandemics.

A new form of CRISPR technology that takes advantage of a compact RNA-editing protein could lead to improved diagnostic tests for COVID-19.

Northwestern University scientists have developed a novel in vitro method for using DNA to record and store information. The work has implications for the current data storage crisis and other scientific fields, such as neuroscience research.

On 26 November 2021, the World Health Organization designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE).

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant – currently referred to as B.1.1.529 – has been detected in South Africa after a rapid increase in cases over the last seven days. Here's what we know so far.

A study shows that, like smoking, the use of e-cigarettes is linked to the dysregulation of mitochondrial genes and immune response genes.

A new body of work by researchers at the University of Chicago has explored the contribution of ancestry and associated genetic variation to the differences in immune response to influenza A.

Researchers have described the mechanism of secretion and trafficking of TNT, the major cytotoxicity factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis that infects 9 million people a year and kills more than 1 million.