Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Natural transformation is a form of horizontal gene transfer by which bacteria internalise free DNA from their surroundings and integrate it into their genomes through homologous recombination. This ...

Scientists are finally tracing, step by step, how bacteria strip down and rebuild steroid molecules into compounds that look a lot like modern drugs. By mapping these microbial assembly lines in the ...