genetic engineering, microbiology

A study employing CRISPR/Cas9 to explore the evolutionary beginnings of some giant viruses finds evidence their large genomes arose from gene duplications.

Immune-response levels to the edible vaccine varied among the subjects, possibly due to differences in the gut microbiome.

The genetically modified bacteria spark an RNAi response in the parasite that leads to self-destruction—and perhaps a path to combatting colony collapse disorder.

The genetically engineered probiotic, already in clinical trials, may ease patients’ strict dietary regimes.

Exposure to the body’s humidity causes a film of the microbes to change shape, opening flaps in the garment to allow for increased airflow.

See the bacteria-powered, breathable clothing made by former MIT researcher Wen Wang and colleagues.

Two research teams develop tools for tinkering with a bacterial genus prominent in human guts.

Funding for African science; microbiome studies may have contamination worries; mind-controlled gene expression; DNA record keeper