In E. coli, the presence of certain group VIIIb transition metal compounds in concentrations of about 1–10 parts per million of the metal in the culture medium causes an inhibition of the cell ...

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still carry the genetic fingerprint of that intermixing. Since then ...

One experiment showed that the plasmid DNA can transform into Escherichia coli, or E. coli, cells, which are bacteria commonly found in human and animal intestines, according to the CDC.

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means ...

While R-loops are sometimes helpful, they can also be harmful, causing DNA damage and cell death if they appear incorrectly. Recent research by Rockefeller University has shown that an enzyme called ...

Using modified E. coli and yeast strains ... Laurus Bio received clearance for the commercial production of recombinant silk protein using GE Pichia pastoris strains. This synthetic bioengineered ...