Nature uses a common framework when building organisms as different as yeast, worms, fruit flies, mice, and humans. This makes it possible for scientists to learn about how our own genes work by ...

You wouldn't know by looking at Escherichia coli that it's kind of a big deal. The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we ...

EUGENE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NemaMetrix, a company developing nematode-based drug development and screening technologies, today announced the launch of its first series of RediStain™ fluorescent ...

Escherichia coli is a rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative bacterium that is frequently used as a model organism. Factors such as its ability to grow fast using cheap media and availability of ...