The specific research of the Plummer-Medeiros lab focuses on how proteins in the membrane interact with lipids. This ...
Swapping a single amino acid in a simple bacterial protein changes its structure and function, revealing the effects of complex gene evolution, finds a new study. The study -- conducted using E. coli ...
Despite rapid advances in reading the genetic code of living organisms, scientists still face a major challenge today—knowing ...
MIT chemists have discovered the structure of a protein that can pump toxic molecules out of bacterial cells. Proteins similar to this one, which is found in E. coli, are believed to help bacteria ...
Viruses are so simple in their structure, they may not even qualify as living things. Yet, they are ruthless in their robotic ...
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury—uncovering an unexpected way in which the gut ...
New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more ...
Bacterial wilt threatens global food security, but new research suggests nanoparticles offer a safer solution than ...
Imagine visiting a mangrove in the Caribbean and discovering a human as tall as Mt. Everest. Something like that happened to marine biologist Jean-Marie Volland — except instead of a human, he ...