We’re not so different after all. Researchers have discovered that a human antiviral defense strategy likely originated in earth’s most ancient microbes.
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Have you ever wondered what makes frozen food last so long in the freezer? The answer to this question lies 9,000 miles away in Antarctica.
Fermented foods are more than a flavorful companion to our dishes- they provide protection in a myriad of ways.
The many genes of an organism are all not equally important. Which are crucial and how do they differ between bacteria?
After a little makeover, this microbe can transform from a harmless friend to a dangerous foe.
Researchers have developed a machine learning tactic to help discover new beneficial genes and bacteria. While the research discussed here is on plants, this tactic can be applied to every host-microbe system!
Life can be found in many extreme environments: high temperature, high salinity, or acidic environments. But can microbes survive in a place that combines all three?
Enter the world of microbiomes and celebrate this day with us!
In a man-made waterbody in the ground there lived a bacterium. A nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell… The protagonist of this story is a cyanobacterium.
Streptomyces spores have found a way to use motile soil bacteria and travel to new destinations.
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