A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart—genetically speaking. The ...

Viral reverse transcriptase (RT) plays a critical role in replication (e.g., retroviruses, that reverse transcribe RNA ...

A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread of a fungus that taints blueberry plants with powdery mildew, a disease that reduces blueberry yield and encourages the ...

In this study, we used microscopic, spectroscopic, and molecular analysis to characterize endolithic colonization in gypsum (selenites and white crystalline gypsum) from several sites in Sicily. Our ...

Total genomic DNA was extracted in triplicate from sponge tissues (150–200 mg) and seawater using the FastDNA ® Spin Kit for Soil (Q-Biogene, Carlsbad, CA) according to the protocol of the ...