With a new year just days away, we hope the following list of the top 10 patents of 2025 sparks interest in the state of ...

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This 1491 map is the best surviving map of the world as Christopher Columbus knew it as he made his first voyage across the Atlantic. In fact, Columbus likely used a copy of it in planning his journey ...

Birmingham scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to ‘displace’ antibiotic resistance genes from bacteria. Plasmids, which are small, circular ...

This study provides an important computational tool for analyzing and deconvoluting a pool of plasmids sequenced without barcoding using nanopore long-read sequencing. The tool, which has been ...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections could be treated with precision medicine in the future, thanks to a new resource mapping plasmids the ultimate vehicle of rapid bacterial evolution. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another California-based biotechnology company is expanding to The Woodlands. Bionova Scientific, which produces materials used by cancer-fighting cell therapy companies, will begin operating at a new ...

Bacteria can acquire genetic material through horizontal gene transfer, allowing them to rapidly adapt to changing environmental conditions. These mobile genetic elements can be classified into three ...