The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 amino acids. But certain groups of microbes have an expanded genetic code, in ...

There are few hard and fast rules in the study of life, but perhaps the closest we get is the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA is transcribed to RNA, which gets translated into proteins. The ...

Scientists have identified tubulin structures in primitive Asgard archea that may have been the precursor of our own cellular skeletons. In 2010, biologists made a shocking discovery. Living in the ...

Microbes from a remote bay in Western Australia seem to connect to each other with tiny tubes, forming a relationship that may reflect an early step in the evolution of complex life. In Shark Bay, or ...

Following the drive to understand and control bacteria, it’s becoming clear that our methods have changed the very organisms we aim to understand, increasing resistance to tried-and-true antimicrobial ...

They've survived for billions of years in boiling acid, deep-sea vents and salt flats. Now, some of Earth's oldest life forms - microbes called Archaea - are offering a new weapon in the fight against ...

LOS ANGELES − The expansion of the animal-style empire continues apace as California burger purveyor In-N-Out appears set to open at least seven new locations. Four of the new locations will be in the ...

Bioengineering nonprofit Cultivarium is embarking on a three-year journey to develop tools and resources for scientists studying fungi and archaea, backed by $10 million in funding from the ...

Scanning electron micrograph of Methanobrevibacter smithii DSM 861 (=PS T), Methanobrevibacter smithii DSM 2375 (=ALI), Methanobrevibacter smithii GRAZ-2 and WWM1085. Credit: International Journal of ...

Additionally, a comparison of the cell area in both strains displayed a similar trend, with ∆minD2 cells having significantly smaller areas than WT cells at an OD 600 of 0.01 (Supplementary Figure 2b) ...

Compressing a type of single-celled microorganism makes it develop into a multicellular tissue-like structure with different cell types. This suggests that pressure can help drive key evolutionary ...