Dozens of people in the St. Louis region became sick after eating at catered events late last year. Lawsuits seek to tie the ...

coli, known as STEC, it is then tested via whole genome sequencing. Whole genome sequencing determines the E. coli's unique ...

Scientists who have described in a new study the step-by-step details of a bacterial defense strategy see the mechanism as a promising platform for development of a new genome-editing method.

LBP-EC01 is a bacteriophage ‘cocktail’ that has been modified using CRISPR/Cas3 gene-editing to improve its ability to target the E coli genome. Lab studies have demonstrated it is ...

Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to public health. When antibiotics don't work, we risk not being able to treat many types of infections and people who would previously have been cured, can ...

Genetic findings reveal how early exposure to a DNA-damaging toxin from gut bacteria may contribute to the global rise in ...