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

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

To trust or

Guess what is common to viral strains that infect bacteria and two supposed partners in crime

Small is big

Survivor Bacteria

Martian visitor?

Unhygienic solution

Antibacterial ingredients in soap may be encouraging the growth of bacteria

SOS: Darwin's finches

Nestling finches in Galapagos Islands threatened by larvae of parasitic flies

Foreign bodies in upper atmosphere