In their project, reported in ... A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human ...

Attachment of a bacterial protein to the tips of phage tails produces non-infectious, tailless phages. Bacteria Disarm Phages by Disrupting Their Tail Assembly Bacteria Disarm Phages by Disrupting ...

such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of ...

Minimal cells are especially valuable because normal cells ... The downside of having a biology that renders mirror bacteria ‘invisible’ to natural enemies is that they would not be able to consume ...

Scientists have been engineering “mirror life” by changing the chirality of life’s building blocks. Now, it's time to set ...

Now, in a study published in the Journal of Microbiology & Biology ... showing how a single Acanthamoeba cell is infected by Mimivirus was then screened in a biology classroom at the Tokyo ...