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Global-first study reveals life’s resilience in extreme conditions
Microbial life thrives in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Bacteria, archaea, and other microorganisms inhabit ...
Rice research team creates universal RNA barcoding system for tracking gene transfer in bacteria
In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...
Nature8mon
Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Sepsis with PCR Amplification and Microarray Hybridization in 16S rRNA Gene
In recent years, the sequence of the 16S rRNA gene has been used to detect and identify bacterial infection in clinical practice (1), but many of the PCR methods in use are not able to further ...
Medscape12d
New DNA Test Speeds Up Bacterial Infection Diagnosis
A new on-site DNA sequencing method that can deliver bacterial infection diagnoses in 2 days could be rolled out nationwide ...
Nature4y
The three domains of cellular life (simplified schemes)
(A) The unrooted three-domain tree derived by phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and other information-processing genes. (B) The rooted three-domain tree. (C) The network of life. A: archaea ...
Nanowerk10mon
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA): The Catalytic and Structural Component of Ribosomes
The main types of rRNA include: Small Subunit rRNA: In prokaryotes, the small subunit contains the 16S rRNA, while in eukaryotes, it contains the 18S rRNA. These rRNAs are involved in mRNA binding and ...