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Videos capture the strange movements and predatory styles of protists — among the closest microbial cousins to multicellular life.

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Learning more about these undiscovered branches of life can help shed more light on the foundations of the living world and how evolution works

According to new research from University of British Columbia (UBC) biologists, even the smallest marine invertebrates are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities or microbiomes.

Even the smallest marine invertebrates—some barely larger than single-celled protists—are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities, or micro....

The first comprehensive analysis of viral horizontal gene transfer (HGT) illustrates the extent to which viruses pick up genes from their hosts to hone their infection process, while at the same time hosts also co-opt useful viral genes.

VANCOUVER—The first comprehensive analysis of viral horizontal gene transfer (HGT) illustrates the extent to which viruses pick up genes from their

 E-Mail WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards in recognition of their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences. Dana Longcope, Montana State University, will receive the Arctowski Medal for fundamental research on the nature of solar magnetism, magnetic topology, and reconnection. The medal is presented with a $100,000 prize, and $100,000 to support research in...