Health
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms – EurekAlert
Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have shown that colored light can both activate and deactivate genes of gut bacteria in the intestines…
IMAGE: Light-responsive bacteria fed to worms are visible in images of the worms’ gastrointestinal tracts. Engineers programmed the bacteria to produce a red fluorescent protein called mCherry so they would be…
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Credit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University
HOUSTON – (Dec. 22, 2020) – Baylor College of Medicine researcher Meng Wang had already shown that bacteria that make a metabolite called colanic acid (CA) could extend the lifespan of worms in her lab by as much as 50%, but…
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