microbiology
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How the search for a universal gene forever changed biology: the story of Carl Woese and 16S sequencing
While searching for a universal gene to create a comprehensive tree of life, Carl Woese ended…
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A breath of fresh air: How the great oxygenation event changed life on Earth forever.
When did Earth’s atmosphere become oxygen-based, and why did it matter for life on Earth? Learn…
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How do microbes help animals adapt?
Evolving is a team sport. Many animals co-evolve along with microbes in a symbiotic relationship.
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What is the world’s largest virus?
We have barely scratched the surface of virus diversity, but over the past decade scientists have…
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“Why does it Taste like that?” – How Saccharomyces Yeast Makes Beer
How do tiny yeast give beer its big flavor? The metabolic assembly line of this little…
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Bioremediation – One Species’ Trash, Another’s Treasure?
How microbes can help address one of the long-term issues associated with waste disposal.
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Employee of the Month – Hire a Microbe to Do Your Work
Thought that microbes were only important for our health and making food for us? Turns out…
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The Path of Least Resistance: Our Relationship with Antibiotics
“They think they can beat us with their antibiotics?! Silly humans…”
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When a Wall is just a Wall
Take a break from arguing about political walls and learn what a cell wall can do