We have gone further than ever before in creating life that is unlike anything that has evolved naturally. The genome of an Escherichia coli bacterium has been redesigned on a computer to use just 57 ...

E. coli divides faster than it can replicate its genome, while simultaneously expressing its genes. Scientists recently revealed the intricate molecular coordination that makes this possible. “It’s as ...

A new platform developed at Scripps Research enables fast, scalable protein evolution. This potentially opens the door to new therapies and diagnostics. In addition, the technology may aid scientists ...

The outbreak is believed to have been linked to Chipotle restaurants. — -- As the E. coli outbreak believed to be linked to West Coast Chipotle restaurants grows, the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Nobody wants to be average. But for a long time, scientists have found it convenient to think of bacterial cells as just that: "average." Researchers have traditionally relied on population-level ...

Researchers have developed a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-based absorbance biosensor capable of detecting Escherichia coli (E. coli) DNA with high sensitivity and selectivity. Image Credit: Ustyna ...

Scientists have uncovered how certain E. coli bacteria in the gut promote colon cancer by binding to intestinal cells and releasing a DNA-damaging toxin. The study, published in Nature, sheds light on ...