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Elusive Asgard Archaea Finally Cultured in Lab
Elusive Asgard Archaea Finally Cultured in Lab
The 12-year-long endeavor reveals Prometheoarchaeum as a tentacled cell, living in a symbiotic relationship with methane-producing microbes.
The 12-year-long endeavor reveals Prometheoarchaeum as a tentacled cell, living in a symbiotic relationship with methane-producing microbes.
bacteria, evolution, cell & molecular biology
Evolutionary Rewiring
Ruth Williams | Feb 26, 2015 | 3 min read
Strong selective pressure can lead to rapid and reproducible evolution in bacteria.
Live Slow, Die Old
Ed Yong | May 17, 2012 | 3 min read
Ancient bacteria living in deep-sea sediments are alive—but with metabolisms so slow that it’s hard to tell.
Bacterial Rejuvenation
Edyta Zielinska | Oct 27, 2011 | 3 min read
Bacteria age, but as a lineage, can live forever.
Wolbachia Boost Stem Cell Production
Jef Akst | Oct 20, 2011 | 4 min read
The widespread bacteria known to manipulate host reproductive output can do so by ramping up stem cell division and consequent egg production in Drosophila.
The First Plant Interactome
Jessica P. Johnson | Jul 28, 2011 | 3 min read
Protein interaction networks in Arabidopsis give clues to plant evolution and immunity.