Researchers have discovered a handful of new CRISPR-Cas systems that could add to the capabilities of the already transformational gene editing and DNA manipulation toolbox. Of the new recruits, one ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a ...

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...

A team of researchers has developed an advanced gene-based diagnostic technology that enables rapid and highly sensitive detection of multi-drug-resistant bacteria and other pathogens, even at ...

A team of researchers has developed a new gene-based technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive detection of multi-dru ...

In an era of climate uncertainty, population growth, and globalized supply chains, ensuring food safety has become one of ...

Somewhat predictably, EFSA found "no new potential hazards, and thus, no new risks to humans, animals, or the environment are anticipated" from the use of these techniques in animals, beyond those ...