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… For the first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus … kill outright, replicating so thoroughly that they lyse the cell — a process called lytic infection. But some viruses … host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have used …

… threads in the mix. But in the Petri dish, the thin vermicelli-like threads floating delicately above the leaf debris … visible without the assistance of microscope. “It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it … Woyke, who also heads the JGI’s Microbial Program and is one of the article’s senior authors. The team was also …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers … are stealth agents that can enter and exit through the cell membrane without lysing the bacterial host. They can … said virologist Mart Krupovic of the Institut Pasteur, one of the study co-authors and an expert on inoviruses. …

… function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are … and Environment (INRAE). Remarkable Similarity Despite Vast Diversity For this study, researchers collected soil samples … functions across different forests. Primary metabolism, cell activity, and fungal development looked quite alike for …

… The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — … Emily St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve …

… Innovative technology from this biomanufacturing collaboration is … in urine to create hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was … performing activities similar to the specialized animal cells or osteoblasts that make HAp. JGI researchers …