They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including extreme environments. Archaea form one of the three domains of life; the others are bacteria and eukaryotes. A metagenomic CRISPR screening ...
This subunit allows the use of an alternative electron acceptor: The F 420, a molecule based on flavin, which is a class of chemicals also important to humans (as vitamin B2, for example).
Seeps on the deep seafloor naturally emit alkanes, which are pollutants that are potentially dangerous to life and act on global warming. Fortunately, the sediments around the seeps host microbes that ...
Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new research.