The interplay of horizontal gene transfer and genetic recombination in bacteria While ... Both mutation and HGT are crucial in the evolution of microorganisms but there are some key differences ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the transfer of genetic material between distinct species, a process that plays a major role in the evolution of a genome. There is an increasing body of evidence for ...

The findings could have applications in biotechnology, opening up perspectives for regulating gene expression without altering ... one of nature’s ad-hoc events that boosted evolution. The horizontal ...

The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha - a 'living fossil'.

The findings could have applications in biotechnology, opening up perspectives for regulating gene expression without altering ... "This might be one of nature's ad-hoc events that boosted evolution.

“Our scientists are among the most talented in the world, with the curiosity and lateral thinking ... a novel mechanism of gene transfer crucial to bacterial evolution’, which is available ...

The paint-on resin was shown to kill off bacteria and fungi, and might even work against the flu and COVID-19 viruses.

This milestone marks the continued evolution of ATEC’s PTP surgical ... Designed to optimize lateral corpectomy exposure of the thoracolumbar spine, this system enhances surgical workflow ...