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A team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has discovered a new class of bacterial mobile genetic elements that use giant viruses—known as jumbo phages—to move between cells. The ...

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After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new ...

ASU scientists found that people whose gut microbes make more methane extract more calories from fiber-rich foods.

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When most kids rebel against their families, they might become a ski bum, join a band, or go to art school. Shen Ming Lee decided to start a company. “I grew up in the conventional palm oil industry,” ...