The discovery of Archaea as a distinct, new domain of cellular life stimulated extensive studies into the molecular biology of these microbes, many of which thrive in unusual, extremely hot or ...

“Literally every single day he sat in front of those fingerprints and analyzed them,” says George Fox, a postdoctoral fellow in the Woese lab from 1973 to 1977 and now a professor of biology and ...

archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of microorganisms, including the ...

A recent study has shown that they also have the potential to fix inorganic carbon—in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2)— to generate acetate, an important fuel for other sediment-dwelling organisms ...

Cornell researchers have discovered a way for ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA), one of the most abundant types of ...

An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor ... rewrites the textbook ...