Scientists testing a new method of sequencing single cells have unexpectedly changed our understanding of the rules of genetics. The genome of a protist has revealed a seemingly unique divergence in ...

Environmental science has clearly entered the ‘era of the microbe’ during the past decade. At no other time in our history have we so completely grasped the immensity of microbial diversity or its ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Hello everyone, and welcome again to The ...