Latest about Microbiology
After you die, your microbiome cooperates with soil microbes to 'recycle' your body
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies.
Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest
Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
Primordial steroids solve long-standing mystery about how the 1st complex life-forms evolved
Compounds from 1.6 billion years ago reveal a microbial transition that set the stage for much of today's life on Earth.
8 ancient 'zombie viruses' that scientists have pulled from the melting permafrost
Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Here are 8 'zombie' viruses that scientists have pulled from the permafrost.
Bizarre, never-before-seen viruses discovered thriving throughout the world's oceans
The discovery of a strange group of viruses, dubbed mirusviruses, that infect ocean plankton across the globe may shed light on the origin of herpes.
What is an amoeba?
Reference The term “amoeba” refers to simple eukaryotic organisms that move in a characteristic crawling fashion.
Biggest bacterium ever discovered amazes scientists with its complexity
Scientists discovered an absolutely massive bacterium that can be seen without the aid of a microscope and lurks among the mangroves of Grande-Terre in the Caribbean.
What are protists?
Reference Protists are one of the six kingdoms of life. They are simple eukaryotic microorganisms that do not fall into the plant, animal, bacteria or fungus groups.
