Deep subsurface microbes are highly diverse, challenging assumptions about life in low-energy environments. This discovery ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This process, homologous recombination, reinforces distinct species boundaries and ...

Using publicly available genome sequence data generated over the past three decades, their study assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to ...

Little Friends We've heard of underground parties — but this is ridiculous. A recently released study authored by microbial ecologist Emil Ruff and his team of 20 fellow researchers has uncovered ...

This article explores the transformative potential and challenges of single cell omics in advancing our understanding of ...

New research shows bacteria form distinct species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange via homologous recombination.

Cytosine base editors still face several limitations in practical microbial genome engineering. Here, the authors develop a high-efficiency, unbiased, wide-window, and low off-target cytosine base ...

genome sequences, metabolic pathways, and enzyme activities. "FISH-scRACS-seq technology opens up new possibilities for studying microbial metabolic functions in natural environments," said ...