Bacterial genetics is based on the ability to select for rare mutants among large populations (1 in >10 10) on the basis of the ability of the bacteria to survive lethal challenges, grow in the ...

The 92-year-old bacterial geneticist who helped pioneer the study of gene regulation has passed away. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is ...

In the 1950s Jacob was working with a team at the Pasteur Institute that was investigating the properties of the bacterium E-coli, which has evolved rapid ways of altering its metabolism to cope with ...