A genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the ...

B acteria are among the most diverse lifeforms on Earth, so it’s no surprise that their genomes have yielded a treasure trove of fascinating discoveries. The study of bacterial genomes has led to the ...

image: Circos plot of the AM114-O-1chromosome genome. (Fig 6 in Efficiently Constructing Complete Genomes with CycloneSEQ to Fill Gaps in Bacterial Draft Assemblies by Hewei L, et al) ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

In the dry, windswept valleys of Northern Chile, two ancient skeletons are changing how scientists understand the history of ...

University of Saskatchewan transforms beef cattle disease diagnosis by using metagenomics to identify pathogens, bacteria, ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Now researchers are turning to an unexpected source for early PDAC detection: faecal samples. While analysing poo might seem an unlikely approach to cancer diagnosis, scientists are discovering that ...