The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

The viruses in question are bacteriophages, which only infect bacteria – they can’t infect humans, or any other animals for ...

Synthetic biology is poised to tackle a range of challenges, from cleaning up pollutants with designer bacteria to the creation of bespoke gene therapies. But the transition from the laboratory to ...