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8 ancient 'zombie viruses' that scientists have pulled from the melting permafrost
Scientists are discovering and resurrecting ancient viruses trapped in permafrost and frozen remains. Here are 8 'zombie' viruses that scientists have pulled from the permafrost.
Bizarre, never-before-seen viruses discovered thriving throughout the world's oceans
The discovery of a strange group of viruses, dubbed mirusviruses, that infect ocean plankton across the globe may shed light on the origin of herpes.
What is an amoeba?
Reference The term “amoeba” refers to simple eukaryotic organisms that move in a characteristic crawling fashion.
Biggest bacterium ever discovered amazes scientists with its complexity
Scientists discovered an absolutely massive bacterium that can be seen without the aid of a microscope and lurks among the mangroves of Grande-Terre in the Caribbean.
What are protists?
Reference Protists are one of the six kingdoms of life. They are simple eukaryotic microorganisms that do not fall into the plant, animal, bacteria or fungus groups.
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Reference Learn about the many differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and how they evolved.
Drug-resistant superbug lived on hedgehogs long before we used antibiotics
A type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was on the skin of hedgehogs long before humans started using the antibiotics that scientists thought created these superbugs.
10 things we learned about microbes in 2021
Here's 10 new things scientists learned about the mysterious world of microbes.
