AI Scientist? BacterAI May Run Up to 10,000 Microbial Experiments Daily and a Million Yearly

Medicine & Technology May 09, 2023

This innovative AI may boost scientific research not just in microbiology but also in other scientific fields. Read to learn more.

University of Bristol Researchers Develop 'Living' Artificial Cells by Collecting Bacterial Parts [Study]

Sep 19, 2022

The University of Bristol developed a living synthetic cell from bacteria parts. Read on to know more about the newly crafted artificial cells.

New Microbiology Research Provides Evidence Virus Plays a Role in Evolution of Asgard Archaeans

Jun 27, 2022

Virus plays a crucial role in the development of Asgar archaeans or sophisticated living forms like humans. Continue reading to see the evidence presented in this new microbiology research study.

Scientists Discover Ancient, Never-Before-Seen Viruses in a Glacier

Jul 25, 2021

Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China.

Giving Cells a "Squeeze" Makes Them Divide Faster

Oct 14, 2020

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston Children's Hospital have found that physically crowding cells, or "squeezing" them, affects the rate at which they grow and develop.

Stem Cell Division in Plants Guided by a "Cellular Compass"

Sep 18, 2020

A new study from Stanford University researchers reports the motion in the plant nucleus that might explain the stem cell division process.

Some Bacteria Have Incomplete Ribosomes, a New Study Reports

Aug 13, 2020

A team of Russian scientists determines which proteins can be safely lost in the ribosome, a macromolecular machine found within all living cells.

A Protein At the Center of Cell Division: Researchers Discover the Wonders TPX2 Can Do During Cell Division

Jan 20, 2020

Researchers from Princeton University discover the efficiency of cell division and the protein that is the key to developing a cure to cancer.

Welcome to Dallol, Where Even Microorganisms Don't Exist

Dec 02, 2019

The findings in this study disproves an earlier research which claims that microorganisms can survive extreme environments similar to that of Dallol. This previous study also proposed that these extreme environments are kind of similar to what Mars used to be.

Earth Is Fighting Back Against Plastic Waste

Mar 30, 2019

Plastic-eating bacteria has been discovered in the Philippines.

Good Bacteria in Stomach May Aid in Weight Loss, Study Says

Nov 07, 2014

Stomach bacteria could be the solution to obesity, Cornell University researchers say.