Critical elements such as copper and nickel, and rare earths such as neodymium and dysprosium, are key ingredients for carbon-neutral renewable energy ...

18, 1985. Radam, who came to Texas in the 1880s, had little education and no medical training when he invented "The Microbe ...

Instead, the microbe relies on an alternative metabolic pathway in which carbon dioxide is converted to an organic molecule called acetate, without any methane released in the process.

An unusual mode of energy metabolism points to primitive life processes—and new biotechnological applications. A very unusual microbe has been found at an ecological area called The Cedars (pictured) ...

The study highlights FAAH's role in gut microbiota, showing its potential in improving growth and health in malnourished ...

Interactions between symbiotic or pathogenic microbes and the hosts they colonize are central to both health and disease. This rapidly advancing field is now bearing the fruits of ...

Cell Host & Microbe is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cell Press. The journal was first launched in March 2007 and focuses broadly on the study of microbes, with an emphasis on ...

A tiny microbe recently isolated in Bedford Basin has been named for Halifax. T. haligoni is a type of bacteria known as a diazotroph — or nitrogen fixer. The microscopic organism was recently ...

To address childhood malnutrition—which affects 200 million children globally—researchers at Washington University School of ...

Readers of the "Austin Answered" column adore the subject of area street names. Or, for that matter, the names of Central Texas parks, creeks, buildings and neighborhoods. On Sept. 3, we discussed ...