Symbiotic relationships of microorganisms are predicted and cataloged with a machine learning tool.

The International Society of Protistologists is an association of scientists devoted to research on single-celled eukaryotes, or protists. The ISOP promotes the presentation and discussion of new or i...

The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...

How a discovery in the 1970s changed the theory of the origin of complex life on earth.

Tiny fragments of plastic are in the air, land and water in the country, where the burning of trash is common.

Nature Microbiology - Grounding microbial conservation in ecological principles

Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, a WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards.

The department “is committed to continued enforcement,” the assistant chief said.

The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

Abstract. The formation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by Spo11 is tied to the loop-axis organization of meiotic chromosomes. Before DSB formation, chr

Asgard archaeal mini microtubules suggest an archaeal origin of eukaryotic microtubules.

These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.

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More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

How animals evolved from their unicellular ancestor is a fundamental biological question. The fact that all animals are monophyletic—sharing a single common ancestor—implies their origin from unicellu...

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) generates genetic variation in populations across all domains of life; however, most studies focus on individual transf…

Here, the authors identify widespread disease associations of gut archaea, particularly in colorectal cancer, with further experiments revealing Methanobrevibacter smithii cooperation with cancer-asso...

How a discovery in the 1970s changed the theory of the origin of complex life on earth.

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Meiosis is a cellular division, essential for sexual reproduction. During meiotic prophase, homologous chromosomes of maternal and paternal origin ...

Abstract. The fundamental principle that selection acts on a gene's function often assumes implicitly that this function is fixed and intrinsic. However, e

Germline and somatic interactions define actionable genomic patterns driving acquired therapy resistance in breast cancer.