SYFY WIRE microbiology Microscopic face mites are on an evolutionary course to merge with us We are legion, and we're not sure we like it. By Cassidy Ward 11 months ago Largest bacterium ever discovered can be seen with the naked eye Nature will break any rule given half a chance. By Cassidy Ward 11 months ago Scientists recorded the sound of a single bacterium It's the world's smallest and loneliest disco. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Deep sea sponges gnaw on the bones of an ancient oceanic graveyard How can you be so soft, yet so metal? By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Grasshopper’s get hangry! Gut bacteria to blame for locusts swarming Has anyone offered the swarm a Snickers? By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Zero-G could be the answer to producing more stem cells — and saving more lives Microgravity can be the next frontier for putting stem cell research (and more) under a literal microscope. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago Viruses body-snatch cells by shapeshifting like it's a micro horror movie Body snatchers really do exist, in the form of viruses that can shapeshift their RNA to invade victim cells. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago Superpowered immune systems cleared HIV from two patients without treatment Their immune system punched the virus into the Sun. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Malaria pathogens help mosquitoes smell fresh blood and feel younger Mosquitoes and malaria are in a symbiotic relationship; malaria pathogens give them an edge in smelling prey. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago Biofuels made by microbes could be merging cars onto the Sugar Rush Speedway We're going from rush hour to sugar rush. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago Load More
Microscopic face mites are on an evolutionary course to merge with us We are legion, and we're not sure we like it. By Cassidy Ward 11 months ago
Largest bacterium ever discovered can be seen with the naked eye Nature will break any rule given half a chance. By Cassidy Ward 11 months ago
Scientists recorded the sound of a single bacterium It's the world's smallest and loneliest disco. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Deep sea sponges gnaw on the bones of an ancient oceanic graveyard How can you be so soft, yet so metal? By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Grasshopper’s get hangry! Gut bacteria to blame for locusts swarming Has anyone offered the swarm a Snickers? By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Zero-G could be the answer to producing more stem cells — and saving more lives Microgravity can be the next frontier for putting stem cell research (and more) under a literal microscope. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Viruses body-snatch cells by shapeshifting like it's a micro horror movie Body snatchers really do exist, in the form of viruses that can shapeshift their RNA to invade victim cells. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Superpowered immune systems cleared HIV from two patients without treatment Their immune system punched the virus into the Sun. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
Malaria pathogens help mosquitoes smell fresh blood and feel younger Mosquitoes and malaria are in a symbiotic relationship; malaria pathogens give them an edge in smelling prey. By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago
Biofuels made by microbes could be merging cars onto the Sugar Rush Speedway We're going from rush hour to sugar rush. By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago
