An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ...

An international collaboration between four senior scientists from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has published ...

Recently, Professor Frédéric Veyrier at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and his team developed a new genetic tool based on a family of specific enzymes called Ssn that allows ...

Gain precise, in-depth insights into microbial genomes with Illumina’s comprehensive Methods for Microbial Single-Genome Sequencing guide.

A new family of enzymes enables precise cuts in single-stranded DNA, offering powerful new tools for genetic engineering and ...

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

When subjected to physical pressure, archaea - ancient single-celled organisms - form multicellular structures.

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

A biohybrid system combines polymer nanosheets with E. coli to improve hydrogen production by capturing near-infrared light ...

A Vermont firm has recalled more than 1,700 pounds of butter because it may be contaminated with coliform, a type of bacteria ...

The results really surprised us. They provide an excellent explanation of an important aspect of bacterial evolution: The ...

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...