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tag viruses genetics genomics ecology immunology microbiology
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
How Viruses Attack Plants
Claire Asher
| Jan 31, 2018
| 1 min read
Viruses are incapable of reproducing without the help of a host, whose cells copy their genetic material and fabricate the building blocks of new virus particles.
Opinion: Hunting a Changing Virus
Libusha Kelly
| Jul 1, 2021
| 3 min read
A broad and nimble sequencing program is necessary to track, anticipate, and quash SARS-CoV-2 and other dangerous pathogens that threaten humanity.
Virus Hunters: Searching for Therapeutic Phages in a Drug Resistant World
The Scientist
| Sep 21, 2020
| 1 min read
Researchers Jason Gill and Paul Turner will discuss their work on bacteriophage therapy to treat drug resistant bacterial infections.
Tweak to N Protein Makes Delta Variant More Infectious
Chloe Tenn
| Nov 5, 2021
| 2 min read
Using a novel lab technique, researchers identified a mutation that allows the virus to insert more genetic material into host cells.
Giant Virus Has CRISPR-like Immune Defense
Kerry Grens
| Mar 2, 2016
| 2 min read
The genome of a mimivirus strain resistant to a virophage has repeated phage sequences alongside nuclease- and helicase-coding sections.
COVID-19 Infections May Reshape Genetic Landscape
Holly Barker, PhD
| Mar 30, 2023
| 3 min read
SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Jan 18, 2024
| 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Genetically Modified Viral Cocktail Treats Deadly Bacteria in Teen
Ashley Yeager
| May 8, 2019
| 2 min read
Tweaking the genomes of two phages and combining them with a third phage helped to clear a persistent
Mycobacterium
infection in the patient.
Honey bee microbiome probed
Bob Grant
| Jun 9, 2011
| 1 min read
Researchers reveal several new viruses lurking in healthy hives.
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