An Antarctic lake once thought to be completely frozen is instead teeming with life, leaving researchers thrilled about its educational possibilities. As reported by Live Science, the researchers ...

"The Single Cell Genomics Center is the world's first facility capable of large-scale studies of microbial genomes and activities at the ultimate resolution in biology: individual cells," said Ramunas ...

This research topic focuses on the exploration and analysis of alternative nucleic acid structures within microbial systems, highlighting their importance ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

The first volume of this Research Topic provided a valuable platform for researchers to share their work and collaborate with ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

In silico analysis of five industrial microorganisms identifies optimal strains and metabolic engineering strategies for producing 235 valuable chemicals.

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Stefan Andrei’s group, the Microbial Evogenomics Lab (MiEL), utilizes computational biology approaches to unveil and elucidate the ecological processes driving bacterial evolution and adaptation ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Cincinnati achieved a ...