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Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics ...
Heme binding to a bacterial transcription factor is critical for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling, report researchers from Japan. Heme binding promotes the reaction of H2S with the transcription ...
Using metagenomic screening — a technique for sequencing genetic material in samples that contain genomes from a mixture of ...
Scientists have used DNA's self-assembling properties to engineer intricate moiré superlattices at the nanometer scale—structures that twist and layer like never before. With clever molecular ...
Canadian poet Christian Bök and University of Texas chemical engineer Lydia Contreras have embedded a poem into the DNA of one of Earth’s toughest organisms. This microbe could preserve art for ...
A simple patch on your skin could soon replace painful blood tests, giving doctors instant updates on your health, diagnosing conditions from sepsis to heart attacks.