Sweet beaks: What Galapagos finches and marine bacteria have in common
The variety of finch species on the remote Galapagos Islands is the most prominent example…
microbes
Ancient gut microbiomes shed light on human evolution
The microbiome of our ancestors might have been more important for human evolution than previously…
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Scientists have discovered hundreds of unusually large, bacteria-killing viruses with capabilities normally associated with living…
Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infections
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to…
USC scientists show evolutionary principle in microbes of offshore Southern California
In the waves offshore of Southern California, germ warfare occurs in a struggle as old…
Can a single-celled organism ‘change its mind’? New study says yes
More than 100 years ago, a zoologist by the name of Herbert Spencer Jennings described…
Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands
Providing seeds with a protective coating that also supplies essential nutrients to the germinating plant…
New disease hits corals
The emergence of a new coral disease in Micronesian reefs, termed grey-patch disease, is reported…
Atacama Desert microbes may hold clues to life on Mars
Microbial life on Mars may potentially be transported across the planet on dust particles carried…
Challenges in evidencing the earliest traces of life
Even though Earth is habitable (has surface liquid water and some crust) for 4.3 billion…