According to reports, these microbes were frozen in Alaska for almost 40,000 years. However, after thawing samples of ancient ...

University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human immune system is still “mind-blowing” for molecular biologist Joshua Modell of ...

The idea that a single-celled bacterium can defend itself against viruses in a similar way as the 1.8-trillion-cell human ...

Here, biology kind of takes over. If the phage genome that the AI model generated is legit, the proteins will start to ...

A team of researchers designs a ChatGPT that 'speaks in DNA', capable of creating new species that do not exist in nature and ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process. Bacteriophages or phages .. | Microbiology ...

Viruses, often seen only as disease-causing agents, may hold surprising potential as natural allies in the fight against climate change. A new study published in Nitrogen Cycling reveals that soil ...

Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.