Viruses are masters at taking over a host cell’s machinery and using it to their own advantage. In doing so, they often disrupt the cell’s mechanisms for keeping cell growth and division in check, wreaking havoc.
In the July 27, 2009 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from The Scripps [...]

Scientists studying Staphylococcus bacteria, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), have discovered a potent staph toxin responsible for disease severity. They also found the gene for the toxin traveling with a genetic component of Staphylococcus that controls resistance to antibiotics. The study, now online in PLoS Pathogens, shows for the first time that genetic factors that [...]