THE 2025 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE (GRC) ON MECHANISMS OF MICROBIAL TRANSCRIPTION WITH THE ACCOMPANYING GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR (GRS) IS PLANNED TO HELP PROVIDE A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND A SET OF CORE PRINCIPLES FOR UNDERSTANDING THE FUNDAMENTAL MOLECULAR MECHANISMS BY WHICH MICROBES OF MEDICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE REGULATE GENE EXPRESSION AT THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL LEVELS