bacteria

Life on Earth Depends on Networks of Ocean Bacteria
Albert Wagner
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Prochlorococcus bacteria are so small that you’d have to line ...

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Albert Wagner
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Far from being solo operators, most single-celled microbes are in ...

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?
Albert Wagner
The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in the body, communicating with the brain and maintaining the immune system ...