Tiny microorganisms survive and flourish in boiling hot springs. These extremophiles possess special proteins and enzymes that withstand intense heat. One such bacterium, Thermus aquaticus, enabled ...

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) have examined immune system function in ...

Cases have hit record levels, and scientists are racing to pinpoint where the Cyclospora parasite entered the food supply.

Scientists visually tracked an RNA intron jumping from a predator to its prey, revealing insights into gene transfer across ...

A metabolic byproduct formed when gut bacteria break down dietary fiber appears to protect against dangerous fungal ...

The Mediterranean Sea faces mounting environmental pressure from warming, pollution, urbanization, and coastal development, ...

Scientists have uncovered a possible new route by which “jumping genes” move between species. Credit: Shutterstock. A jumping ...

Microplastics are abundant in municipal wastewater, with concentrations ranging from 10 to 470 particles per liter in sewage. Despite the vast scale of urban sewer systems—extensive underground ...

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...

For decades, cancer has been thought of as a purely human disease—rogue cells multiplying out of control, with no room for ...

If microbes really are helping some cancers grow, resist treatment or spread, they could become new targets for screening and ...

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