Research Articles
The Genetic Mixmasters: How Virus Enzyme Swapping Shapes Our Microbial World
Discover how Caudovirales viruses swap DNA polymerase enzymes through horizontal gene transfer, shaping microbial evolution and antibiotic resistance spread.
Genomic Islands: Nature's Genetic Toolkit Supercharging Bacterial Evolution
Explore how genomic islands act as nature's plug-and-play genetic toolkits, enabling bacteria to rapidly acquire dangerous abilities like antibiotic resistance and virulence factors.
Bacterial Betrayal: How Vibrio cholerae's Molecular Syringe Drives Evolution
Discover how Vibrio cholerae uses its type VI secretion system as both a weapon and genetic exchange tool in bacterial evolution.