Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhea-causing strain of bacteria uses "molecular scissors" to cut ...

A computer-generated illustration (based on SEM images) depicting a group of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing (ESBLs) ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The engineered bacterial system described in the study may help in the production ...

This toxin, called EspC, acts like “molecular scissors” to cut into and destroy the cells that line the gut. This damage ...

There is much more to the story, however, particularly with regard to chromosomal structure and organization. Supercoiling explains how chromosomes fit into a small corner of the cell, but how do ...