A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
The nanoscale structure of a clanger cicada’s wings destroys threatening microbes on contact.
Oncologist Jane C. Wright and physics Nobel-winner Donald Glaser have died.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
Systems biologist Lone Gram describes her approach to combing the oceans for novel compounds that may be useful in the fight against pathogens.
A normally land-based microbiologist sets sail to find the building blocks of novel antibiotics in marine bacteria.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
The first researcher to clone the gene for green fluorescent protein, but who was passed over for the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is back in academic science.
Three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are offering $3 million to scientists demonstrating excellence in biology and medical research.