The archaeal domain is currently divided into two major phyla, the Euryarchaeota and the Crenarchaeota, based on the RNA component of the small ribosomal subunit (SSU rRNA). During the past few years, ...

Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, ...

Researchers isolated a phage of the Microviridae family from human feces, representing the smallest phage infecting the gut ...

The arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) symbiosis is formed by a monophyletic group of fungi from the phylum Glomeromycota and the roots of 70–90% of land plant species. AM fungi are considered to be 'living ...

You may know the Insect Asylum as a quirky storefront in Logan Square where you can explore a whole underrecognized phylum and boop a possum snout all in the same day, but its coolness goes even ...

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, causing damage to local ecosystems and, potentially, economic loss. Once a non ...

The classification of organisms is an important system for understanding how they are all related. Based on the Linnaeus method, organisms are arranged and grouped based on shared characteristics.

When we returned from our vacation in Costa Rica, the travel company asked us to rate our guide who accompanied us during the ...

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