Researchers found three bacteriophages disable MurJ, a key cell wall transporter, by locking it outward-facing. This blocks peptidoglycan synthesis, killing bacteria and revealing a new antibiotic ...

Biochemists at Caltech have identified how viruses have converged on a method for killing bacteria. The researchers have homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part ...

Antibiotic resistance is rising fast, killing tens of thousands each year in the U.S. alone—and scientists are racing to find ...

Abstract: Federated Learning (FL), a groundbreaking approach for collaborative model training across decentralized devices, maintains data privacy while constructing a decent global machine learning ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Blind snakes stood out as the only major group with no recorded cases of cannibalism. This may be because they never evolved the highly flexible lower jaws seen in other snakes, which allow them to ...

This video breaks down the difference between convergent and divergent evolution and explains how shared traits can arise in ...

Pokopia turns a popular Gen 1 Pokemon into its most likable version yet, and this should be the spark for Gen 10 to give it a ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, hummingbirds hover at flowers, penguins slice through cold seas, and eagles ...

When plant biologist Jing-Yi Lu was earning his bachelor’s degree in Taiwan, he began to take note of the local flora. He paid particular attention to the lipstick vines, which, in Taiwan, have short, ...