In this article, we discuss transformation, bacterial transformation in particular, and how scientists can utilize it to manipulate bacteria for a plethora of purposes.

Bacterial transformation articles from across Nature Portfolio Bacterial transformation is the stable genetic modification of bacteria with foreign DNA.

Natural bacterial transformation involves the internalization and chromosomal integration of DNA and has now been documented in ∼80 species.

Unidel Eugene du Pont Chair Professor Eleftherios “Terry” Papoutsakis (left) and doctoral candidate John Hill discovered a new mechanism for bacterial evolution. Their study, which was recently ...

Phagelab possesses an AI-powered biotech platform looking to solve the global bacterial threat.

Potential biotech and health applications with new knowledge on bacteria and viruses Date: January 18, 2019 Source: University of Otago Summary: New research to better understand how bacteria and ...

Researchers have established an accurate genome assembly of 'Fielder' wheat, which -- unlike other wheat cultivars -- is very amenable to genetic editing through bacterial transformation. This ...