Plasmid DNA isolation from bacterial cells is an often-repeated task. Automating this process reduces errors and increases lab throughput.

Scientists who have described in a new study the step-by-step details of a bacterial defense strategy see the mechanism as a ...

A plasmid is a small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that is distinct from a cell's chromosomal DNA. Plasmids naturally exist in bacterial cells, and they also occur in some eukaryotes ...

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

Plasmid DNA isolation is an essential molecular biology technique, however, high-throughput automation of the method has proved challenging.

The ParABS system positions low copy-number plasmids within bacterial cells. For a cell with a single plasmid, this typically results in positioning of the plasmid at mid-cell (top). However, in ...

Scientists have found a way to make single-celled bacteria behave like stem cells, differentiating into genetically unique individuals as they divide.

In this article, we discuss transformation, bacterial transformation in particular, and how scientists can utilize it to manipulate bacteria for a plethora of purposes.

A new study's disconcerting findings reveal how antibiotic resistance is able to spread between bacteria cells despite the presence of antibiotics that should prevent them from growing.