Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing ... In order to provide a cell with energy, these molecules have to pass across the cell membrane, which functions as ...

Pharmacies sell billions of fever-reducing pills like aspirin and acetaminophen every year, and schools often insist that students stay home until their fever ... Some parts of the immune system ...

Here's what you need to know about the difference between bacteria and viruses, how to prevent their spread, and how to treat bacterial ... the vital functions of that bacteria's cell," Nance ...

Emerging research reveals a surprising link between gum disease and liver conditions like cirrhosis and MASLD.

Why do problems occur with a special variant of 'protein glues', the split inteins, that severely limit their use in producing proteins? A team has now answered this question.

Phages, which were first discovered more than a century ago, latch onto specific receptors on the surface of a bacterial cell and inject their genetic material into the cell to start the infection.

DNA is often seen as the blueprint of life—carrying the code to govern the development and traits of an organism—but “there ...

Thus, the CRISPR system functions as a recording mechanism that logs the extensive list of foreign invaders encountered by a specific bacterial ... parts of the viral genetic code into their ...