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 find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Scientists are stumped as to why hundreds of starved pups have been washing up on the California shore.
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death
Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.