
Marine Microbe Lures Prey into Custom Slime Traps
These organisms’ private “mucospheres” play an outsize role in the planet’s carbon cycle
These organisms’ private “mucospheres” play an outsize role in the planet’s carbon cycle
A key player is revealed in the acne-causing immune battle
There’s a structural reason your sponge hosts so many microbes
New studies reveal the complex world of bacterial epigenetics
The composite organisms, formed from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae, are crucial members of myriad ecosystems
Specific mutations hide the COVID-causing variant from the immune system and give it a new route into more cells
Such proteins can be woven into resilient fibers
A mechanism known as “original antigenic sin” protects some people from flu. Whether it helps immune reactions to coronaviruses is still unclear
Microbe types in older people’s intestines are different and are linked to disease
Photoferrotrophs have been around for billions of years on Earth, and new research suggests that they have played an outsize roll in the natural capture of carbon dioxide.
By inserting some genes and knocking down others, scientists solved a core problem in synthetic biology
Pioneers of mRNA vaccines and next-generation sequencing techniques are among the winners of science’s most lucrative awards
Nikon’s Small World in Motion video competition is filled with moving delights.
New research has created microscopic antibiotic factories in droplets that measure a trillionth of liter in volume.
These microbes are redefining our understanding of how bodies recognize potential pathogens
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