Cyanobacteria use an AM radio-like principle to coordinate cell division with circadian rhythms, encoding information through ...

The distribution and type of point mutations that occur in bacteria have been found to be nonrandom. Widespread sampling of mobile genetic elements will reveal how they are acquired and spread ...

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published in Nature ...

Through laboratory experiments, they observe how bacteria respond to different antibiotics and look for mutations in the genetic makeup of resistant strains that allow them to survive. While ...

Point mutations in non-protein-coding DNA sequences can also have functional ... give us insights into the evolutionary pressures on bacterial pathogens.

Spontaneous mutations of DNA arise in all living cells, including those within bacteria. Some of these mutations lead to antibiotic resistance. Süel and his colleagues focused on physiological ...

Antibiotic resistance study explores a recently identified mechanism in bacteria: the shedding of methylation marks from ribosomal RNA.

Through laboratory experiments, they observe how bacteria respond to different antibiotics and look for mutations in the genetic makeup of resistant strains that allow them to survive. While ...

The mutations, known as copy number alterations, involve the duplication or loss of large segments of DNA. In most cases, the body's natural DNA repair mechanisms correct these changes.

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it's a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.