Evolution
Prions play key role in yeast survival and evolution
February 16, 2012
For the first time, researchers find prions in wild strains of yeast, and show they can help the organisms withstand stress.
Microbe metabolism
January 4, 2012
For the smallest organisms, size determines how microbes spend energy.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Energy, Metabolic engineering, Bioenergetics, Microbes
The first hairy microbes
November 16, 2011
New fossils reveal oldest known ciliates.
Also labeled: Earth and atmospheric sciences, Faculty, Fossils, Geology, Microfossils, Microorganisms, Research, Snowball Earth
Evolution, reversed
May 11, 2011
Physicists’ study of evolution in bacteria shows that adaptations can be undone, but rarely.
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