Phys.org - Biotechnology

New antibiotic alternative fights foodborne Salmonella

Antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella poses severe challenges to global food safety and public health. Researchers from China have now identified a novel bacteriophage that offers a highly promising “green” biocontrol solution against foodborne Salmonella, paving the way […]

Phys.org - Biotechnology

RNA-guided CRISPR system activates gene expression

In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally evolved gene-editing system that can activate genes, offering an advantage over existing CRISPR gene-editing systems that merely find and […]