The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Fatty acid biosynthesis is an energy ...

This valuable study proposes a novel rapid-entry mechanism of S. aureus that involves the rapid release of calcium from lysosomes. The strength of the paper lies in a very interesting hypothesis; what ...

Large circular DNA molecule Bacteria do not have a nucleus and their genetic material (DNA) is not arranged into chromosomes. Cell membrane Permeable inner layer that surrounds the cell and ...

Large circular DNA molecule Bacteria do not have a nucleus and their genetic material (DNA) is not arranged into chromosomes. Cell membrane Permeable inner layer that surrounds the cell and ...

In addition to the urgent need for new antibiotics, alternative strategies are required to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Michaela Wenzel, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...