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A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses
Scientists mapped virus diversity around the world’s oceans. That knowledge may be key to making better climate simulations.
By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, April 25, 2019
an infected ocean alga called Alexandrium
News in Brief | Microbes
A marine parasite’s mitochondria lack DNA but still churn out energy
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:52pm, April 24, 2019
hand holding poop sample cup
The Name Game | Microbes
Studies can be in vitro, in vivo and now ‘in fimo’ — in poop
By Laurel Hamers | 7:00am, January 09, 2019
yeast cell
News in Brief | Microbes
Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, November 15, 2018
mounds in the rock record
News | Microbes
These ancient mounds may not be the earliest fossils on Earth after all
By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018
burying beetles
News | Microbes
In cadaver caves, baby beetles grow better with parental goo
By Susan Milius | 6:27pm, October 15, 2018
cyanobacteria
News | Microbes
These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground
By Jennifer Leman | 4:13pm, October 09, 2018
Koolau mountain range
Feature | Microbes
How plant microbes could feed the world and save endangered species
By Amber Dance | 11:00am, September 06, 2018
mosquito
News | Microbes
A newly approved drug could be a boon for treating malaria
By Leah Rosenbaum | 10:00am, August 09, 2018
rat lungworm
Science Ticker | Microbes
Rat lungworm disease is popping up in the mainland United States
By Leah Rosenbaum | 9:00am, August 03, 2018
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