Ultimate survivors

"Extremotolerant" bacteria make a living in the deepfreeze lakes in Antarctica

Treating toxins

Way to go!

A look into the complex ways cells function inside the human body

Cooperation

How bacteria acquires the genes to cause cholera

Sword of small things

Molecular structures that 'bleed' harmful microbes to death

A germ that heals

Marine census

Global effort to map microbes gets underway

Endurance test for microorganisms

A technology for preserving food relies on creating a hostile environment for bacteria and fungi in whose presence food goes bad

Cut and run

No one wants to shoulder responsibility for microorganisms that were brought into the country for agriculture trials

Bacteria need a quorum, too

As any sensible invader, virulent bacteria ensure that there are enough of them before they attack

Bacterial blessing

Antiquity of life

Breaking the ice on Antarctica

The glowing fields

Transferred genes light up the prospects of keeping agricultural trouble-makers in control

Zippered bondage

Researchers take apart the mystery behind the ties that bind cells in multicellular organisms

THE TERMINATORS

Fungal boon

BENIGNITY, WITHOUT AIRS

BACTERIA CURBS MOSQUITO BREEDING

Attacking heart attacks

An enzyme displays belligerence towards cholesterol

Genetic engineering: A Glasnost Lost

Health concerns are leading Russia to restrict DNA based drugs

Frozen, but alive

Some like it hot

Organic spirals

The amoebae's intriguing hunger "call" has the whole scientific community excited

Sweet tooth

Like humans, plants, too, have a penchant for sugar