Genomic islands are substantial segments of DNA embedded within bacterial genomes that are typically acquired through horizontal gene transfer. These regions frequently harbour clusters of genes ...

Using models of vertical inheritance and horizontal transfer, they found that low doses of tetracycline, ampicillin, kanamycin, and streptomycin stabilize resistance and promote gene transfer across ...

A novel iLDS statistic uncovers adaptive gene sweeps in gut bacteria, highlighting evolutionary responses to modern diets and enhancing microbiome studies.

Following the Indore water contamination tragedy, concerns over antibiotic-resistant E. coli are rising. Discover the key ...

Scientists from UC San Diego and colleagues in Australia have engineered bacteria that can detect the presence of tumor DNA in a live organism, it was announced Thursday. The innovation, published in ...

(Nanowerk News) Pushing into a new chapter of technologically advanced biological sensors, scientists from the University of California San Diego and their colleagues in Australia have engineered ...