Microbes include bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and archaea (single-celled microorganisms with a bacteria-like structure).

Scientists have identified tubulin structures in primitive Asgard archea that may have been the precursor of our own cellular skeletons. In 2010, biologists made a shocking discovery. Living in the ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

The 19 Wnt proteins found in humans are part of a larger superfamily of proteins that are also found in Archaea and Bacteria.

Higher oral Lachnoanaerobaculum abundance is associated with longer recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with ...

Footage from the Tiangong space station shows Shenzhou 18 crew members — commander Ye Guangfu and cremates Li Cong and Li Guangsu — engaged in research on the adaptability of anaerobic archaea. The ...

Scientists analyze 4.3 billion dipeptides across species to trace genetic code evolution and early protein development.

AI-guided design of 16 functional bacteriophage genomes offers a path for phage-based therapies against antibiotic-resistant infections.

They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

A team, led by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory's Single Cell Genomics Center, have published the first quantitative analysis of lateral gene transfer rates in the ocean, illuminating the ...

SYDNEY, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A new body will unite the environmental expertise of researchers globally to assess and prioritize microbes for conservation, according to a statement released Monday by ...