Antibiotic resistance is a major global health threat, complicating the treatment of common infections. This PhD thesis explored how antibiotic resistance spreads beyond the farm environment, linking ...

Last fall, more than 100 people in 14 states got sick after eating at McDonald’s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced the outbreak to raw onions on the quarter-pounder hamburger, ...

A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful engines that drive the evolution and spread of ...

Two types of plasmids, colored red and blue, form intricate patterns as they compete for dominance in a bacterial colony. Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. Bacteria have multiple defence ...

Circular plasmid DNA has traditionally been used as a stable and efficient vector for gene expression and HDR-mediated gene insertion. These vectors typically carry at least one antibiotic-resistant ...

Scientists have identified the source of antibiotic resistance that emerged within bacteria driving the ongoing Yemen cholera epidemic. Scientists have identified the source of antibiotic resistance ...

VectorBuilder, a global leader in gene delivery technologies and CDMO services, today announced the publication of the miniVec plasmid system, engineered for safer, more efficient, and more scalable ...

A team of researchers led by Karina Xavier has uncovered a promising new live biotherapeutic agent that may redefine how the ...