A look at some of biology’s communication networks
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
By engineering the genome of E. coli with genes from several sources, scientists have coaxed the microbe to produce diesel-replica hydrocarbons.
Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
Researchers analyzing samples from Antarctic subglacial lake confirm they have found unknown bacteria, and claim the microbes come from the lake rather than contaminants.
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.
The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
Systems biologist Lone Gram describes her approach to combing the oceans for novel compounds that may be useful in the fight against pathogens.