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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Rather than training Evo on content scraped from the internet, they trained the AI on nearly three million genomes—amounting to billions of lines of genetic code—from various microbes and ...