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A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden ...

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Recent USGS research shows naturally occurring underground microbes can “supercharge” natural gas production from Powder ...

After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle ...

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

The microbes on and in our bodies are so numerous that their number probably matches or exceeds the number of our own cells. In recent years, work on these small but powerful symbionts has shifted ...

UC San Diego researchers have created a map of the microbes aboard the International Space Station; results could make space ...

The development of antibiotics was a breakthrough in medicine. But while they can save lives, they have a dark side. Microbes resistant to the drugs were responsible for more than one million deaths ...

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Despite being an everyday necessity, nutrition is something of a black box. We know that many plant-based foods are good for us, but we don't always know why.

The study, published this month in the journal Science, also pinpoints specific microorganisms that may help those critical cells proliferate in early life. The findings are the latest to shine a ...