4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (576+ words) Fig. 1. Eukaryotes have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus but prokaryotes do not. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A recent headline suggested a breakthrough: “First Contact” That May Have Led to Complex Life on Earth Finally Witnessed by Scientists.1 Have…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (521+ words) Bacteria are famous for forming patterns, from the concentric rings of Proteus colonies to the branching networks that motile microbes paint across agar plates. Now researchers at Columbia University have turned one of biology’s most familiar workhorses, Escherichia coli, into…...

15+ hour, 41+ min ago   (707+ words) Detecting dangerous bacteria in a patient’s sample can take hours or even days, and the fastest molecular tests demand expensive laboratory infrastructure and highly trained staff....

15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (476+ words) A synthetic molecule from a family of compounds long prized by medicinal chemists may offer a new line of attack against one of the most stubborn pathogens in modern hospitals....

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (636+ words) The earliest fingerprints of an aging brain may be visible not in memory lapses or mood changes, but in an unexpected place: the gut....

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (55+ words) Researchers in South Africa have identified seven non-pathogenic fungal species that can transform agricultural waste into mycelium-based biomaterials with properties that rival, and in some respects exceed, those grown on costly commercial media. The study, published in Applied Microbiology and…...