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Forest Fungi Ride Out Wildfires by Hiding Inside Plants
Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.
Forest Fungi Ride Out Wildfires by Hiding Inside Plants
Forest Fungi Ride Out Wildfires by Hiding Inside Plants
Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.
Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.
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Viruses Mediate Interactions Between Bacteria and Sponges: Study
Catherine Offord | Jan 13, 2020
A newly identified group of viruses may help suppress eukaryotes’ immune response and promote tolerance of endosymbiotic bacteria.
Infographic: Phage Protein Helps
E. coli
Evade Mouse Immune Cells
Catherine Offord | Jan 13, 2020
Researchers suggest the viruses can help endosymbiotic bacteria get along with their hosts.
Mitochondria’s Bacterial Origins Upended
Shawna Williams | Apr 25, 2018
Contrary to some hypotheses, the organelles did not descend from any known lineage of Alphaproteobacteria, researchers find.
Light Scattering Varies Among Corals
Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 13, 2017
A new study reports which types of corals make the most of the sunlight they receive.
Image of the Day: Green Eggs
The Scientist
Staff | May 18, 2017
Spotted salamander (
Ambystoma maculatum
) embryos are tinted green by the oxygen-producing algae (
Oophila
amblystomatis
) that grow inside.
Opinion: Life’s X Factor
Nick Lane | Aug 4, 2015
Did endosymbiosis—and the innovations in membrane bioenergetics it engendered—make it possible for eukaryotic life to evolve?
Contributors
Molly Sharlach | Dec 1, 2014
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2014 issue of
The Scientist
.
Book Excerpt from
One Plus One Equals One
John Archibald | Nov 30, 2014
In Chapter 7, “Green Evolution, Green Revolution,” author John Archibald describes how endosymbiosis helped color the Earth in a verdant hue.
Genome Digest
Abby Olena | Nov 18, 2013
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes