Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material from one organism to another. In this article, we will ...

Sterility testing is a critical quality control measure that ensures pharmaceutical products and medical devices are free from microbial contamination before being released to patients. However, ...

A new study from the University of California suggests that the International Space Station (ISS) may be too clean, potentially harming astronauts' health by lacking helpful microbes. Researchers ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station often suffer from various immune system dysfunctions, including allergies and skin rashes, even though they go through rigorous screening and are ...

Department of Microbiology and Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China ...

Some children are born with a heart condition called a septal defect. This means there’s a hole in the wall that separates the heart’s four chambers. While this can be a scary diagnosis for any parent ...

The study of protein interactions in living organisms is fundamental for understanding biological processes and central metabolic pathways. Yet, our knowledge of the bacterial interactome remains ...

What is ventricular septal defect surgery for children? Ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery is a type of heart surgery. It's done to correct a hole between the left and right ventricles of the ...

We collected Jiupei from five Laojiao distilleries in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province for the long fermentation period, with sampling time points of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ...

Bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryota diversity in mountainous areas varies along elevational gradients, but details remain unclear. Here, we use a next-generation sequencing method based on 16S/18S rRNA ...