Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
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Patterns of cell death aid in the formation of beneficial wrinkles during the development of bacterial biofilms.
Scientists set up a stakeout to track the movements of microbes around a new hospital.
Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops?
Searching for life beyond our teeming planet has led to some innovative collaborative approaches to generating knowledge right here at home.
A recent roundtable discussion identifies challenges facing the scientific community regarding a lack of reproducible results in the literature.
An official investigation into a controversial GM rice study carried out with Chinese schoolchildren has resulted in the removal of three China-based researchers.
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
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