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… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … the predator-prey dynamics in these mats helps constrain models that estimate biogeochemical fluxes. Summary Previous … sample — a small proportion of the sample’s billions of bacterial and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify … of options; beyond off and on, scientists can determine the level of gene expression by the gradations. The Impact …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … reproduction, and the reproductive genes they regulate. The bacterial endosymbiont, Burkholderia , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the … yield sugar monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota …