Protein production is a multi-billion dollar industry, with applications in pharmaceuticals, industrial enzyme use (eg in laundry detergent), and biomaterials. Bacteria are receiving renewed interest ...

Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) represent sophisticated nanomachines that bacteria utilise to deliver effector proteins directly into eukaryotic host cells. These multi‐protein assemblies, often ...

AI systems have recently had a lot of success in one key aspect of biology: the relationship between a protein’s structure and its function. These efforts have included the ability to predict the ...

Bacteria have complex molecular machines that help them drive disease. Scientists can now leverage these machines to treat disease instead. It is nice to deliver drugs where you exactly want them, ...

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a molecular "barcode" system used by disease-causing bacteria to distinguish between beneficial and toxic molecules. Published in the Proceedings of ...

Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra-elastic protein that gives fleas their legendary jumping power. When applied to surfaces like ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...