Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how a fungus reproduces, let alone about what the process might look like. But here you can see a network of soil fungus, with a reproductive spore ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and three other institutions are setting out to find what activates the spores in anthrax, the deadly bacterial ...

Recent advancements in omics-tools, combined with the decreasing costs of DNA sequencing and synthesis, have enabled the development of novel platforms in synthetic biology. These advancements ...

Bacteria go to extremes to handle hard times: They hunker down, building a fortress-like shell around their DNA and turning off all signs of life. And yet, when times improve, these dormant spores can ...

A team of scientists have discovered how cells in deep lethargy decide while they sleep whether or not to return to life. The discovery, published in Science, offers lessons for understanding life in ...