Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer that allows the exchange of genetic material between two organisms or cells ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Immune cells that eat bacteria in the body don’t stash them in specialized compartments as once thought, but turn them into critical nutrients that build proteins, create energy and keep the ...

Bacteria produce specific proteins in order to protect themselves against being marked by a cell and then destroyed. A multidisciplinary team in Cologne has now discovered proteins which can provide ...

Scientists have developed a new drug that could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major threat to public health.