Tiny archaeon offers new clues to the minimum genetic requirements for life
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism, which has the smallest genome ever found, that is possibly able…
Phages explode bacteria to share vital vitamin B12 with microbes
Vitamin B12 is biological gold. All living organisms need a little bit of it to form red blood…
Earliest Organisms on Earth Built Their Biochemistry around Molybdenum, Study Suggests
New research reveals that 3.4 billion years ago (Archean Eon), ancient microbes relied on molybdenum — a metal…
How the gut microbiome links obesity to colorectal cancer
Study: From obesity to cancer: Gut microbiome mechanisms, biomarkers, and U.S. public health strategies. Image Credit: Shutterstock AI…
These archaea built a distinct genetic code to put pyrrolysine in proteins
There are few hard and fast rules in the study of life, but perhaps the closest we…
Study uncovers three-way relationships between gut fungi, genetics and disease risk
A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the…