Arbitrium phages can manipulate each other’s lysis/lysogeny decisions

Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code's central dogma: Stanford University team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template…

One-of-a-kind experiment tracked plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide

Evidio - science communication platform, creating proof of demand

Leafy vegetables identified as potential metal mining tools: Certain plants are 'hyperaccumulators' that can extract toxic yet valuable metals from contaminated soils through their roots and shoots, in a way that could be ideal for metallurgical extraction and re-use in technologies.

A Skoltech scientist has raised the world’s only isotope-labeled guinea pig to track metabolism

The influenza D virus detected in animals in 2011 made copies of itself in human cells & lung tissue in a new study, also showing its replication capacity is similar to seasonal flu viruses

Machine learning model Defense Predictor identifies previously unknown prokaryotic immune systems in bacterial genomes

New review describes how gut microbiota may be a causal factor in eating disorders, contributing to food choices and overall feeding behavior -- particularly related to Western diets

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