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

Researchers discovered a bacterial protein that detects phage infection and forms membrane pores to kill the host cell before ...

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the most essential biological processes. Understanding the precise mechanism ...

Some bacteria carry tiny syringes filled with chemicals that may thin out competitors or incapacitate predators. Now, researchers have gotten up-close views of these syringes, technically known as ...

Defining the Steps Involved in Protein Isolation and Refolding to Provide High-Yield Bacterial cells are widely used for production of various therapeutic proteins. Isolating these valuable proteins ...

Zombie bites and airborne transmission are some of the fictional and all-too-real methods that pathogens like bacteria and viruses use to infect new hosts. Biologists from San Diego State University ...

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