Viruses & Microorganisms

The mouth of a coral polyp (center): Symbiotic algae are labeled in red, pathogenic bacteria that enter through this region are labeled in blue

Coral on a Chip Cracks Coral Mysteries

16.03.2016

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Environment

Growing corals in the lab reveals their complex lives

built by bacteria

Built by Bacteria

07.03.2016

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Structural Biology

The biomineral structures built by biofilm-forming bacteria may abet antibiotic resistance

human to microbiome ratio_Milo

Germs, Humans and Numbers

28.01.2016

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms

The number of bacteria in our bodies has been revised downward

Woman in bed

Your Symptoms? Evolution’s Way of Telling You to Stay Home

07.01.2016

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Research suggests that our selfish genes are behind the aches and fever

comparing rice only to normal diet

How Does Your Microbiome Grow?

01.09.2015

Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The reproduction rates of the bacteria in one's gut may be a good indicator of health or disease

alagal bloom in the North Sea

The Winds of Viral Change

13.07.2015

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Environment, Climate

Sea breezes may play an unwitting role in the decimation of giant algal blooms

Prof. Zelig Eshhar

Prof. Zelig Eshhar

27.05.2015

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Prof. Zelig Eshhar

Tobacco mosaic virus

This Day in Science History: The discovery of viruses – “the filterable agents”(12/2/1892)

12.02.2015

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Plants and Agriculture, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology

On 12/2/1892, the first evidence for the existence of viruses was presented: Dimitri Ivanovsky, a young Russian scientist, suggested before the...

Satellite image showing a patch of bright waters associated with a bloom of phytoplankton in the Barents Sea off Norway. Image courtesy of Norman Kuring, Ocean Color Group at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

The Ocean’s Living Carbon Pumps

21.10.2014

Life Sciences, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate

Understanding how viruses attack giant algal blooms may help us understand their role in fixing global carbon

biological clock

Reading a Biological Clock in the Dark

21.10.2014

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science

Proper coordination between our gut bacteria and our biological clocks may be crucial for preventing obesity and glucose intolerance

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