“LPBF is ideal for biobatteries because it enables high-precision, customizable 3D structures with complex geometries, ...

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes.

Using laboratory-evolved versions of CRISPR-associated transposases (CASTs) from bacteria, scientists at the Broad Institute and Columbia University were able to insert healthy genes into human ...

Phages and the bacteria that they target are considered the two most abundant biological groups on the planet, so their interactions have consequences that range from ecosystem function to community ...

Invisible alliances: Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections by Lillian Eden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Editors' notes ...

The bacteria also changed. Both bacterial and fungal cells were found to produce molecules that helped the fungi collect nutrients and battle predators like amoebae or nematodes. "The initial ...

New research from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and ADA Forsyth uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria ...

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This novel injection system could help advance gene therapy by nimbly inserting gene-editing enzymes into a variety of cell types ...

Cell wall synthesis plays a key role in bacterial growth: the cell division protein FtsZ forms the so-called Z-ring in the center of the cell, thus initiating the division process.

A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå university, Sweden.