Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans
Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought. Its […]
Key brain networks behind post-stroke urinary incontinence identified
A new USC-led study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals the neural mechanisms that contribute to urinary incontinence, a
Large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga microbiologystudy
Researchers had been studying the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for decades without seeing evidence of an active virus within it
Genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order
Bioinformaticians from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the university in Linköping (Sweden) have established that the genes in bacterial
‘Internet of nature’ helps researchers explore the web of life
A novel paper led by Dr Ulrich Brose of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and the Friedrich
Research team improves method for producing designer proteins microbiologystudy
Proteins are the building blocks of life. They consist of folded peptide chains, which in turn are made up of
Scientists discover microbes in Earth’s deep soil microbiologystudy
Leonardo da Vinci once said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” James
In Croatia’s freshwater lakes, selfish bacteria hoard nutrients microbiologystudy
Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest
A new tool for parsing the ‘metabolic dialogue’ between microorganisms
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research have developed an innovative system — called MetaFlowTrain — that