A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

mBIOTA Labs announces that their mBIOTA Elemental™ Diet has shown effectiveness at managing the gut microbiome beyond just gut bacteria.

A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of ...

While microbiome research focuses on bacteria, archaea have eked out a shadowy existence—in spite of their potentially great influence on key metabolic processes in the human body.

New Clues On Eukaryote Evolution From Asgard Archaea Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms. However, there are significant differences, especially regarding their cell envelopes and ...

Like bacteria, archaea are single-celled organisms. Genetically, however, there are significant differences between the two domains, especially regarding their cell envelopes and metabolic processes.

We have discovered, for the first time in the world, bacteria that parasitize the methanogenic archaea, which play a central role in anaerobic wastewater treatment systems.

Experts believed that bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes each evolved independently from a more ancient ancestor. However, recent research has changed that view. Over the past few decades, a two-domain ...

Defense systems found in all complex life, including the human body, came from primeval microbes known as 'Asgards.' ...

“Archaea is one of three lineages of life, alongside Bacteria and Eukarya (organisms whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus, including plants and animals). They are widespread and play a crucial ...

An exciting new study reveals that life on Earth might have already flourished within a few hundred million years of the ...