Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.

Conserving the microbes in coral reefs, for example, could greatly benefit the people who live near them. Healthy coral reefs ...
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Scientists Resurrect 40,000-Year-Old Microbes From Alaskan Permafrost. What They Found Raised Worries About the Future of a Warming Arctic

The experiments offer new insights into one of the “biggest unknowns” in how the climate will change in the years to come ...
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Experimental mapping of bacterial growth reveals evolutionary and ecological patterns

This study presents an alternative strategy for uncovering mechanisms of ecological and evolutionary adaptation in microorganisms. It also strengthens the ability to predict microbial adaptation and ...

Researchers are reanimating 40,000-year-old microbes

At the US Army Corps of Engineers’ research facility in central Alaska, a unique tunnel descends underground. Measuring over ...
CNN

Your showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses. But don’t panic – these microbes could save lives

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The warm, damp ...
The New York Times

Scientists Are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do. By Carl Zimmer At the heart of all life is a code.

Microbes may remove more than half of groundwater methane, curbing global emissions

Groundwater commonly contains methane, but the amount of this important greenhouse gas that can escape to surface waters or ...