Darwin's theory of natural selection provides an explanation for why organisms develop traits that help them survive and reproduce. Because of this, death is often seen as a failure rather than a ...

‘Bacteria encode post-mortem protein catabolism that enables altruistic nutrient recycling’, Martin J. Cann et al., is published in the journal Nature Communications. Durham University is a ...

Due to its rigid structure, proline frequently causes stalls at ribosomes—the "protein factories" of the cell. All organisms use a specific factor to overcome these stalls. In bacteria ...