Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are found in the genomes of microorganisms across the globe—from the arctic permafrost to Yellowstone's hot springs and the human gut. DGRs are able to ...

When robots are made out of modular units, their size, shape, and functionality can be modified to perform any number of ...

An interdisciplinary research team in Jena, Germany, has developed an innovative endoscope that can precisely identify and ...

Here an iron-sulfur protein named FeSII senses increasing amounts of oxygen in the cell and binds to the nitrogenase enzyme complex, protecting it from damage and halting ammonia production. When the ...

After Donald Trump suggested he might take over Greenland by force, the consensus among the island’s population appears to be bewilderment and anxiety. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli ...

Forensic microbiology is an emerging field that utilizes microbial communities from various environments like soil, water, air, and human remains to shed ...