Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s ...

Cellular microbiology is the scientific study of the functions and properties of microbial cells. This discipline combines techniques and approaches of classic cell biology and microbiology.

Damgaard et al. analyze Bacteroides fragilis genomes isolated from people with and without colorectal cancer, identifying prophages. Screening 877 faecal metagenomes, they find that these specific ...