Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a microbial community phenomenon that essentially equates to teaching neighbors how to complete necessary tasks by ripping out and sharing ...
In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...
Studies by researchers at Rockefeller University have helped to explain why target-based antibiotics against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), are not ...