Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

A mathematical model provides new insights into the distribution of genetic information during bacterial cell division The precise segregation of DNA and the faithful inheritance of plasmids are ...

A bacteria-only sugar has become the Achilles’ heel that could help defeat deadly superbugs.

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What the research is about Shigellosis is an infectious disease that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody ...