Compared to bacteria, our knowledge of archaeal biology is limited. Historically,
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to …

Methane is a key compound in the global carbon cycle that influences both nutrient cycling
and the Earth's climate. A limited number of microorganisms control the flux of biologically …

Methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases on Earth and holds an important
place in the global carbon cycle. Archaea are the only organisms that use methanogenesis …

The development of enzymes for industrial applications relies heavily on the use of
microorganisms. The intrinsic properties of microbial enzymes, eg, consistency …

Bacteria and archaea have evolved defense and regulatory mechanisms to cope with
various environmental stressors, including virus attack. This arsenal has been expanded by …

A 2.91-billion base pair (bp) consensus sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human
genome was generated by the whole-genome shotgun sequencing method. The 14.8-billion …

A neuroimaging study examined the neural correlates of social exclusion and tested the
hypothesis that the brain bases of social pain are similar to those of physical pain …

Sequence-directed genetic interference pathways control gene expression and preserve
genome integrity in all kingdoms of life. The importance of such pathways is highlighted by …

Using in silico analysis we studied a novel family of repetitive DNA sequences that is
present among both domains of the prokaryotes (Archaea and Bacteria), but absent from …

Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are anaerobic microorganisms that use sulphate as a
terminal electron acceptor in, for example, the degradation of organic compounds. They are …