What's in a name? A lot, actually. For the scientific community, names and labels help organize the world's organisms so they can be identified, studied, and regulated. But for bacteria, there has ...
It is a fact that reliably startles anyone who hears it for the first time: the human body is home to at least as many bacterial cells as it has cells of its own, and by many estimates the microbes ...
A microscopy photo of Salinibacter ruber, a bacterium that thrives in salterns. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...