Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are unique, phage‐like particles produced by various Alphaproteobacteria that mediate the horizontal transfer of genetic material. Unlike conventional bacteriophages, GTAs ...

James Chappell, associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering at Rice University. In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners' are the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species, also providing evidence of eight instances in which ...