Genetically similar bacteria can differ in shape and behavior, even in lab settings. A recent study shows that this ...

The majority of children do not need a tonsillectomy.” But when done for the right reasons, tonsillectomy offers a meaningful ...

Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.

Bacterial structural biology is a scientific discipline that concerns the structure of bacterial macromolecules, especially proteins and nucleic acids. Such studies are used to understand the ...

Bacterial genetics is the study of the mechanisms of heritable information in bacteria, their chromosomes, plasmids, transposons and phages. Techniques that have enabled this discipline are ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek is known as the Father of Microbiology. Get details about his groundbreaking discoveries, ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

In November 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter peered through a small hole into the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun. When ...

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The gold-standard methods for anemia diagnosis are complete blood counts and peripheral-smear observations. However, these do not allow for a complete differential diagnosis as that requires ...