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In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

Pan multi-omic analysis sheds light on the core microbiomes, community states, metabolic potential, and other characteristics of the fermented beverage water kefir.

Industrial microbiology is a branch of applied microbiology in which microorganisms are used in industrial processes; for example, in the production of high-value products such as drugs ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin ...

Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we mapped thousands of expression quantitative trait loci in yeast, including a variant in GPA1 that influences gene expression, cell-cycle occupancy, and mating ...

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Fertilization of gardens and landscapes typically begins in April after soils have warmed. With fertilization, one size (or ...

But now scientists have also found that microplastics themselves may actually promote antimicrobial resistance. The findings have been reported in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. In this study ...

Otunba Okubena and I met in Nigeria’s Alternative Medicines market in 1994 when he was about to push into the market his ...

The concept is basic, but added features—like the ability to have real-life trees planted for you or built-in breath support—take it to a different level. Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s ...