Meet the bacterium that pulls gold ions out of solution and forms tiny nuggets of the precious metal.
Meet the bacterium that pulls gold ions out of solution and forms tiny nuggets of the precious metal.
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.
An infectious disease scientist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was brutally murdered in her home.
The release of infectious agents from the lab is not uncommon, but lab-acquired infections are rare.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
There's a lot more than dirt to the soil in which plants grow.
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?