It is a well-known fact that food is one of the most critical factors influencing health. Some describe it as the “800-pound ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ...

It’s important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the timescale of a fast-moving field like synthetic biology, a decade is a very long ...

Scientists now recognize three domains, or superkingdoms, on the tree of life: the Bacteria, physiologically versatile, highly successful, and enormously diverse; the Archaea, renowned for their ...

Exposure of living organisms to the moiety of potential concern may occur from any substance that has the potential to release the moiety through various transformation pathways (for example, ...

Vaginal microbes play a huge role in overall health, but researchers know relatively little about them. Citizen science could help change that.

Many of these primeval organisms fell under the archaea umbrella, a group that thrives in environments hostile to most other life. One notable example is often called halobacterium, a bright purple ...