A new method exposes key details of the mechanism behind calcium signaling in prokaryotes for the first time.

The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own—the viruses that infect them also influence the ...

A study identifies nearly 23,000 auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that viruses have "stolen" from marine microbes, impacting ...

Imagine being one cartwheel away from changing your appearance. One flip, and your brunette locks are platinum blond. That's ...

A recent study has uncovered critical details about the association between anaerobic ciliates and methanogenic archaea, a ...

The microbes that cycle nutrients in the ocean don't do the work on their own – the viruses that infect them also influence ...

ABOVE: Researchers have identified a nitrogen-fixing organelle known as a nitroplast. Here, it is seen at the opposite end of ...

Several candidates made a connection between wake boats and bacteria blooms during a candidates event held Saturday at Freedom Town Hall.

(d) Recall on RNA viral datasets: RNA phages dataset (left) and marine water RNA virome dataset (right). where the metagenomics dataset contains sequences from 82 eukaryotes, 365 prokaryotes, and ...

When talking about studies involving biodiversity and microbiomes, much is known about the bacteria that inhabit environmental and clinical samples. However, there is a world beyond prokaryotes that ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — Scientists were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton -- tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria -- present in freshwater and saltwater do ...