Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

Researchers have used machine learning, genomic data, fossils and the Earth’s geochemical history to create a timeline of ...

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University of Queensland scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some ...

Scientists at the University of Queensland have contributed to the development of a precise timeline for bacterial evolution, indicating that some bacteria used oxygen long before they evolved the ...

In recent years, the study of the gut microbiota has gained significant interest due to its implications on the health status of the host and its capacity to influence host responses to environmental ...

A crewed mission to and from Mars may include an exciting array of enabling biotechnologies that leverage inherent mass, power, and volume advantages over traditional abiotic approaches. In this ...

Hardly anything is known about the genetic basis and mechanism of male-killing. Recently, a gene called oscar, in the bacterium Wolbachia, was implicated in killing male corn borer moths by ...