Collaborating researchers have made a breakthrough discovery regarding the intricate defense systems of bacteriophages (phages)—viruses that can specifically target harmful bacteria without harming ...

The new method uses genetic elements from bacteria called retrons that help protect the microbes ... "My hope, and what ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

Researchers confirmed that sperm accumulate mutations over the years, increasing the risk of transmitting diseases to ...

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface, yet we’ve explored less of it than we have the surface of the moon.

Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.

These tests revealed that two molecules, including premethylenomycin C lactone, were much more effective than methylenomycin ...

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WTVF) — A devastating explosion at an ammunition processing plant in Bucksnort has claimed 16 lives. Investigators are using new rapid DNA technology to identify victims at an ...

In 1993, 15-year-old Melissa Lee was found murdered in her home a crime that shook her small community and left investigators baffled. For decades, the case went cold. Then, in 2020, a breakthrough in ...

The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday about a growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria around the globe that could undermine life-saving treatments, an issue Wayne State University ...

BUCKSNORT, Tenn. (WSMV) - Sheriff Chris Davis released the names of 16 people believed to have been inside the Accurate Energetic Systems plant when Friday’s explosion occurred, marking one of the ...