Microbe Magazine

Cover: Microorganisms in arctic and Antarctic regions could have a marked influence on global gas fluxes in response to climate change (Image © Art Wolfe/Science Source).
Cover: Microorganisms in arctic and Antarctic regions could have a marked influence on global gas fluxes in response to climate change (Image © Art Wolfe/Science Source).
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Co-Evolving Host-Pathogen Molecular Pairings Determine Host Range
Molecular interactions between microbial virulence factors and host defense proteins dictate host range, disease pathology, and, possibly, evolutionary trajectories of both hosts and pathogens, according to several researchers who spoke during the plenary session, “Intricacies of Host-Microbe Co-...
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Life at the Poles in the Age of Global Warming: Part 1
The debate over carbon emissions, global warming, and climate change helps to build interest in extremophilic environments at the North and South Poles. Functioning close to the thermodynamic limit for life, the cryobiosphere is especially sensitive to changes in climate while playing an importan...
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Microbial Muse: Drawing on Microbes for Inspiration
Visit systems biologist Peter Larsen at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and you can expect to find a pile of CDs on his desk and a Pandora station tuned to the masters of improvisation. You might recognize John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, or Miles Davis, or it could be ...
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