How do bacteria, lacking a nucleus, organize and pack their genome into the cell? Supercoiling enables this but forces a different kind of transcription and translation in prokaryotes. Aa Aa Aa ...

LBP-EC01 is a bacteriophage ‘cocktail’ that has been modified using CRISPR/Cas3 gene-editing to improve its ability to target the E coli genome. Lab studies have demonstrated it is ...

The European Commission has answered several questions around new rules on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in foodborne outbreak investigations.

Genome construction involves three basic steps: oligonucleotide synthesis, genome assembly, and delivery of the synthetic genome into cells. Refactoring or streamlining is an acceptable strategy for ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Analysis of the genome sequencing data confirmed that the ... sampling program for different indicator organisms as well as E. coli O157 and Listeria species. Researchers said unsatisfactory ...