Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

Party discipline for jumping genes Date: September 22, 2017 Source: University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna Summary: Jumping genes, transposons, are part of the genome of most organisms ...

They also don’t behave like a typical organism — which is perhaps why the way they multiply is like nothing seen in nature. This method of self-replication, though, ...

Several hundred thousand chemicals are considered as potentially environmentally relevant. Scientists from the RPTU ...

Organisms such as methanogens (extremophiles that are the only known biologic producers of methane) and extremophilic algae, which contain the long-chain hydrocarbons needed to mimic those found ...

ALONG THE RIO TINTO, Spain — If there is life on Mars, scientists believe it’s likely to be tiny organisms that can survive below the planet’s surface, without sunlight or oxygen, nourished ...

Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.

"This means that the typical organisms that form the base of a food web, ... Instead, the organisms started eating one 198.2 centimeter (78 inch) alligator weighing 29.7 kilograms ...

ALL typical organisms—animal or vegetable—are composed of cells; minute nucleated masses of protoplasm, existing either singly or in many-celled aggregates. These cells are capable of ...

“This means that the typical organisms that form the base of a food web, plants or plant-like organisms called phytoplankton in marine systems, are not present. Instead, ...

The summit of Lō’ihi is around 3,200 feet (1,000 meters) below the surface. Organisms living there don’t have the luxury of sunlight that can be used to fuel photosynthesis.

The genome of a typical organism consists of many genes that are stringed like beads. This alignment has been surprisingly stable even over very long evolutionary periods. In addition to these ...