"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," goes the old adage, which Rice University professor James Chappell completely ignored in a ...

University of Michigan researchers developed serum albumin-based nanoparticles that delivered plasmid DNA and mRNA into ...

In a demonstration that could help pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types have ...

Researchers have found that certain bacteria carry a naturally occurring system, built from repurposed CRISPR components, ...

This guide provides an in-depth exploration of the essential role plasmids play in biotechnology and genetic engineering. From foundational concepts to the complexities of high-throughput production, ...

Inside wastewater biofilms, microbes do not live alone—they are linked by mobile genetic elements that shuttle traits, ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs. Bacteria have multiple defence ...

These mutations improve biocontainment, transformation stability, and overall performance in genetic engineering of plants. Complementing the strains, researchers also developed new plasmids and a ...