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 ...

“It gives a very different perspective which was not known ‘til now.” To decipher the genes that ancient bacteria would carry, Hugenholtz and his team used an approach called phylogenetic ...

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 ...

In the northern Pacific Ocean, buried 20 meters below the ocean floor, are bacteria that live life in the extreme slow lane. They have not received any fresh sources of food since they were buried 86 ...

For instance, on Mars. We would like to see if bacteria can survive in such environments. Isn’t it possible that on some distant planet we may suddenly discover something what we had brought ...

From ancient Babylon to modern bathrooms ... Along with dirt, your body is covered by microorganisms – bacteria, viruses and ...

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 ...

More information: Zhifeng Zeng et al, Base-modified nucleotides mediate immune signaling in bacteria, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ads6055 Provided by University of Copenhagen ...