Artist’s rendering of the process by which microbes captured sunlight for energy with rhodopsin proteins. Credit: Sohail Wasif/UCR Light-capturing proteins illuminate Earth of billions of…
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Steve Smith in a Hawaiian cave passage filled with roots of the Kaʻu district on the Island of Hawai`i. Credit: Kenneth Ingham Centuries-Old Lava Caves…
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that microbes found living in Canada’s High Arctic, in conditions similar to those on Mars, can survive by…
This image shows self-organized, spherical clusters of cells that decompose alginate. Differences in fluorescence indicate different metabolic states for the cells within the aggregate, a…
“Origin of Life” artist’s concept. The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has…
Artistic rendering of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica with dime. Credit: Mangrove photo by Pierre Yves Pascal; Illustration by Susan Brand/Berkeley Lab Though newly discovered bacteria are…
In this image, A control group of yeast cells (top row) is compared to yeast cells after they have accumulated lead from contaminated water (bottom…
Recently scientists uncovered a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses in the ocean including 5,500 new RNA virus species. Analysis suggests that a…
According to new research, plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for new antibiotics. Many environmentalists point to plastic pollution in the…
The membranes of infectious bacteria are no match for molecular machines developed at Rice University. The machines are activated by visible light and drill into…
Fluid inclusions in halite. Credit: Courtesy Sara Schreder-Gomes Ancient microorganisms found in halite may have implications for search for both terrestrial and extraterrestrial life. Primary…
Light micrograph (LM) of the nasal cavity of a healthy (uninfected) person. A research team led by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)…
Light microscope images of E. coli cells in transmitted light (left) and reflected light that picks up the red fluorescence of a dye staining the…
Researchers have discovered that there are even more types of viruses in the ocean than previously thought. An analysis of the genetic material in the…
Scientists discovered a potential candidate for antibiotic drug development in a soil bacterium known as Lentzea flaviverrucosa. As drug-resistant and emerging infections become an increasingly…
Artist’s concept of microbial energy generation. Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria. In a new publication, microbiologists…
Chlorinated water supplies don’t disturb healthy gut microbiomes in young children. Study addresses concern that adverse effects on microbiome could lead to longer term susceptibility…
Animal studies show live biotherapeutic produced by gut-healthy probiotic bacteria is safe, reduces treatment complications. Researchers have engineered probiotic bacteria that can synthesize the dopamine…
Illustration of the human gut microbiome. Findings could lead to new options for hypertensive patients who don’t respond to medication. Almost half of the U.S.…
Artist’s concept of this research that probes the odds of a new species being acquired by a microbiome ecosystem. Credit: Navid Marvi, courtesy of the…