One of bacterial cells' most well-known defenses against these viruses is the CRISPR system, which evolved in bacteria to help them recognize and chop up viral DNA.

Complementary discoveries have the potential to enhance treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at ...

It’s a new way to create “bi-paternal” mice that can survive to adulthood—but human applications are still a long way off.

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

Many CRISPR-based therapies use nucleases derived from bacteria. About 80% of people have ... to the original nucleases, but still cut DNA at the same efficiency. Minimally immunogenic nucleases ...

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A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals how bacterial defense mechanisms could be neutralized during genetic material exchange, potentially enabling scientists to solve the crisis of ...

Bring up germline editing, and most scientists cringe. The idea behind the notorious CRISPR-baby scandal, editing reproductive cells or embryos tinkers with DNA far beyond just the patient—any changes ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the World Health Organization estimates it could surpass cancer and heart disease ...

Results prove that inversions can be generated in plants without causing further unwanted changes in the expression of genetic information.