Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes in 30,000-year-old bacteria, suggesting such resistance is not a modern phenomenon.
Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes in 30,000-year-old bacteria, suggesting such resistance is not a modern phenomenon.
Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.
Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
A researcher is repeating the controversial experiments that suggested a bacterium used arsenic rather than phosphorus in its DNA—with the world watching.
Healthy mice are born from germ cell precursors grown in vitro.
Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.
Gut bacteria that feed on healthy food appear to amplify the nutritional benefits of those foods. However, they also appear to amplify the undesirable effects of unhealthy food. Here are a few examples. Read the full story.
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.