A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
A chance encounter with a crab apple tree leads to the discovery of a new bacterial species and clues to the evolution of insect endosymbionts.
Systems biologist Lone Gram describes her approach to combing the oceans for novel compounds that may be useful in the fight against pathogens.
Citizen scientists can inspire innovation and advance science education—and they are proving adept at self-policing.
How should the government ensure the safety and responsibility of do-it-yourself biologists?
A normally land-based microbiologist sets sail to find the building blocks of novel antibiotics in marine bacteria.
Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.
Meet the bacterium that pulls gold ions out of solution and forms tiny nuggets of the precious metal.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.