SAR11 bacteria dominate the world’s oceans by being incredibly efficient, shedding genes to survive in nutrient-poor waters.

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...

Genomic analysis shows SAR11 bacteria, adapted to low-nutrient oceans, lack key cell cycle controls. As conditions change, ...

For decades, scientists believed a major group of ocean bacteria was ideally suited for life in waters with very little food. New research suggests ...

The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life's beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world ...

An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people. But for a subset, the virus can contribute to chronic ...

Researchers have uncovered a microscopic weapon that can literally tear viruses apart from the inside, a single protein that turns a cell’s own DNA into a tripwire. Instead of blocking infection at ...

“The study evaluates whether it is possible to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) in menstrual fluid collected with a “minipad” and compares its performance with cervical sampling performed by ...

Reed's inventions are critical not only to the operations of the Fantastic Four but also to the larger Marvel Universe.

Alexander Anikin and Pavel Moseyev are the winners of the 2025 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists The prize was awarded for the creation of betavoltaic sources of power ...

Since the dawn of the computer age, researchers have wrestled with two persistent challenges: how to store ever-increasing ...