This is an illustration of how the CRISPR/Cas system works, courtesy of Devaki Bhaya, Michelle Davison, and Rodolphe Barrangou.
Credit: Devaki Bhaya, Michelle Davison, and Rodolphe Barrangou
You've probably seen news stories about the highly lauded, much-discussed genome editing system CRISPR/Cas9....
Invaders in our DNA help us fight infections.
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About eight percent of our DNA is viral in origin: remnants of ancient battles between infectious viruses and our ancestors. These so-called endogenous viruses are often perceived...
E.coli bacterium without pili following exposure to the new inhibitors.
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Increasing numbers of bacteria are developing antibiotic resistance. This forms a significant challenge in the battle against bacterial infections. Alvin Lo and Han Remaut (VIB/Vrije Universiteit...
Microbial memory: CRISPR systems allow bacteria to adapt to new viral threats. Above, Staphylococcus aureus microbes lacking a CRISPR system are killed off by the bacteria-attacking virus ?NM4. This plate approximates the concentration of virus particles used in the...
Bacterial culture (stock image). New research has given scientists a clear picture of the bacterial immune system, whose unique shape is likely why bacteria can so quickly recognize and destroy viruses.
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Bacteria's ability to destroy viruses...
Rendering of bacteria. Bacteria have an immune system to fight off invasive viruses called phages, scientists say.
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It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have an immune system -- in...
New findings help to explain why we humans have some immune genes that are almost identical to those of chimpanzees.
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New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, and Dalhousie University, Canada, reveals how...
Vincent Daris, Hans Bachor, Jiri Janousek, Michael Taylor and Joachim Knittel.
Dr David Turton, the ultrafast laser expert who carried out the laser experiments.
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As far back as 1948, Erwin Schrödinger -- the inventor of...
Vincent Daris, Hans Bachor, Jiri Janousek, Michael Taylor and Joachim Knittel.
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A team of Australian scientists has developed a powerful microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe the inner workings of living...
Microneedle patch.
Credit: Zhen Gu, UNC and NC State
Researchers have devised a medicated skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat locally while raising the body's overall metabolism. The patch could be used to burn off...
This image shows measuring the heat emitted by brown fat cells.
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A new study suggests that shivering and bouts of moderate exercise are equally capable of stimulating the conversion of energy-storing 'white fat' into...
