Cells have a mailing system of sorts. They can release tiny molecular balls, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), that ...

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique ...

A recently discovered species of bacteria is lighting up the scientific space. The organism is capable of conducting ...

The genome incorporation mechanism for LINE-1, the only autonomously active retrotransposon in humans, leverages the cell ...

New research from points toward a potential breakthrough to break down toxic forms of mercury ingested from tainted seafood.

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other ...

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

A team led by Rice University bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin identified how these bacteria expel electrons externally.

Microfluidics experiments and simulations show that magnetotactic bacteria are adapted to the geomagnetic field strength for optimal navigation in sediment environments.

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the virus itself. Named after the Chinese military strategist Kongming—who ...

It is not sheer luck—it's a constant battle. Inside the body, an unseen war of survival unfolds, where cells don't just sit back and take hits. They hunt. They disarm. They defend. At IIT-Bombay ...

Virtually all bacterial ... the host cells to proliferate and disseminate systemically. Furthermore, galectins from parasites might contribute directly or indirectly to host invasion, or ...