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Yeast Made to Harvest Light Hint at Evolution’s Past
Kamal Nahas, PhD
| Feb 21, 2024
| 6 min read
Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.
Illuminating Specimens Through Live Cell Imaging
Charlene Lancaster, PhD
| Mar 14, 2024
| 8 min read
Live cell imaging is a powerful microscopy technique employed by scientists to monitor molecular processes and cellular behavior in real time.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Self Sufficient Cells?
Katherine Irving
| Jun 1, 2023
| 4 min read
Animal cells cannot produce 9 of the 20 amino acids they need to function. Some researchers are looking to change that.
The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord
| Jul 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
Cooperation and Cheating
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 6 min read
Bacteria cooperate to benefit the collective, but cheaters can rig the system. How is the balance maintained?
How Bacterial Communities Divvy up Duties
Holly Barker, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 10+ min read
Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant
| Aug 1, 2011
| 3 min read
First Life, Radioactivity, Brain Bugs, Life of Earth
Archaea Family Tree Blossoms, Thanks to Genomics
Amber Dance
| Jun 1, 2018
| 10+ min read
Identification of new archaea species elucidates the domain’s unique biology and sheds light on its relationship to eukaryotes.
When Is an Endosymbiont an Organelle?
Ruth Williams
| Oct 3, 2019
| 3 min read
The finding that a bacterium within a bacterium within an animal cell cooperates with the host on a biosynthetic pathway suggests the endosymbiont is, practically speaking, an organelle.
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