A computational survey of 381 oral bacterial genomes found 48,234 G-quadruplex motifs, with a 2.5 to 3-fold enrichment in ...

Communication between cells in plants, animals and humans takes place via specialized connecting structures. An international team led by biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and ...

Scientists at Caltech and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells growing in a solution of polymers, such as mucus, form long cables that buckle and twist on each other, building a ...

A self-made bacterial hydrogel can push cells from dying biofilms and may offer a new path for disrupting resistant communities.

Biosynthesis of MOFs observed for the first time and could inspire the design of sustainable electronic structures ...

Scientists have mapped in unprecedented detail the structure of Vibrio bacteria, which can cause life-threatening infections linked to antibiotic resistance. The King's College London team behind the ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). In Japan alone, approximately 80% of adults over 30 years ...

The bacterial nucleoid is a dynamic, membrane-less compartment in which chromosomal DNA associates with various proteins and RNA molecules to achieve a compact yet accessible organisation. A ...

Natural products produced by microorganisms are a promising source of new drugs. Researchers at the Helmholtz Center for ...

For decades, plastic has been building up across the planet. It fills landfills, floats through oceans, and has even been ...