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Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes in 30,000-year-old bacteria, suggesting such resistance is not a modern phenomenon.
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A new estimate of eukaryotic diversity suggests a total of 8.7 million species. So far, scientists have discovered only 1.2 million of them.
A new yeast species found in Patagonia appears to be the missing half of the long-used lager yeast.
Fossils discovered in Australian rocks may be the remnants of three and a half billion-year-old microorganisms.
Two newly described fossils suggest that wood is some 10 million years older than previous believed.
Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
Scientists discover that ancestors of the unicellular fungi can synthesize essential biomolecules with only trace levels of O2.