What a brainless slime mold can teach us about decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and thriving in an uncertain world.
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body.
Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." ...
Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.
Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...
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Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...
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The Right Chemistry: There are more bacterial cells in your body than you thinkBacteria have mostly been portrayed as villains that make us sick, but the Human Microbiome Project showed that we share our ...
Portuguese Man o'War warning, from Sintra to Tavira; Sightings of “unusual numbers” of these hazardous creatures ...
That fishy smell? It’s bacterial vaginosis. A new study shows it’s an STI, and male partners should be treated to stop the ...
A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...
Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens. The ...
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