Microbiology
The Biologist Blowing Our Minds
Michael Levin is uncovering the incredible, latent abilities of living things.
Through the Microscope, Bacterial Colonies Look Like Bustling Cities
They come and go from diverse neighborhoods, build towers, and cooperate.
The World Is Full of Sleeping Beauties
Success in nature and culture depends just as much on timing as it does on brilliance.
The Secret Life of the North Pole
A universe of microbes is melting with Arctic ice—with consequences for us all.
Will CRISPR Cure Cancer?
One question for Brad Ringeisen, a chemist and executive director of the Innovative Genomics Institute.
Mobile Genes From the Mother Shape the Baby’s Microbiome
Tiny genetic sequences in a mother’s bacteria seem to hop into the infant's bacteria, perhaps ensuring a healthy microbiome later in life.
What We Really Are Is an Agglomeration of Cells
Siddhartha Mukherjee sings the praises of the cell to offer us a holistic portrait of life.
What Lurks in a Drowned Forest in Alabama?
The next miracle drug might be hiding in a primeval undersea forest.