Category: 7. Science

By linking the cell’s survival to the production of their target compound, the team was able to trick the microbe into creating xanthommatin. To do this, they started with a genetically engineered “sick” cell, one that could only…

Vibrant orange-coloured lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a new study published today [3 November] in Current Biology.

An international team of palaeontologists and remote sensing scientists…

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella — the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. 

Movement lets bacteria form communities, spread to new…

Scientists have discovered a surprising new method for finding dinosaur fossils in Canada – and it involves an unlikely duo: lichens and drones.

According to a new study published in Current Biology, certain lichen species colonise exposed…