In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Researchers uncover a group of mobile genetic elements in bacteria and archaea encoding a Cas enzyme. After widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the uncertain future of research and ...

"Bacteria are like these little tinkerers. They're always collecting these mobile DNA pieces, and they're making new ...

Researchers have uncovered mechanisms by which mobile genetic elements integrate into the chromosomes of bacteria with linear genomes.

More information: Taryn Imamura et al, Complex Assemblies of Colloidal Microparticles with Compliant DNA Linkers and Magnetic Actuation, Advanced Materials Technologies (2024). DOI: 10.1002/admt ...

This study shows that “one can use a very simple imaging device such as the mobile phone to record DNA sequencing reactions,” said coauthor Mats Nilsson of Stockholm University in Sweden. The ...

This means that the majority of the substantial portion of the human genome that is mobile consists of the other major class of TEs—the retrotransposons (Kazazian & Moran, 1998). Based on ...

"Bacteria are like these little tinkerers. They're always collecting these mobile DNA pieces, and they're making new functions all the time -- everything in antibiotic resistance is really about ...