Pilus biogenesis in Escherichia coli encompasses an intricate process by which these filamentous organelles are assembled and deployed to mediate adhesion, colonisation, and biofilm formation. Central ...

Swapping a single amino acid in a simple bacterial protein changes its structure and function, revealing the effects of complex gene evolution, finds a new study. The study -- conducted using E. coli ...

After the advent of antibiotics in the 1940s, scientists were certain that they were on the cusp of conquering infectious diseases, their confidence bolstered by the notion that a comprehensive ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is ...

The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution ...

Turning genes on and off is like flipping a light switch, controlling whether genes in a cell are active. When a gene is ...

Researchers in the US have developed a new therapy that uses a unique bacteriophage to treat E. coli infections. The bacteriophage was found to be similar in its effectivity against infection in ...

Swapping a single amino acid in a simple bacterial protein changes its structure and function, revealing the effects of complex gene evolution, finds a new study published in the journal eLife. The ...