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A ribonucleoprotein (a structure made of RNA and protein) within a diversity-generating retroelement (DGR). DGRs are mechanisms that allow microorganisms to edit their genes. A new study in Nature has revealed clues about how they work. Credit: Blair Paul, generated from an RNP structure in Handa et al., using Protein Data Bank Japan (PDBJ).

Uncovering Clues to a Natural Gene-Editing Technique

January 9, 2025

Northern Lights over Eel Pond.

2024: A Year of Discovery at MBL

December 31, 2024

bacteria

Some Bacteria in Your Mouth Can Divide Into As Many As 14 Cells at Once | ScienceNews

September 24, 2024

A colony of the dental plaque bacterium Corynebacterium matruchotii. (Scott Chimileski/Marine Biological Laboratory)

Bacteria in Your Mouth Reproduce in a Strange, Rare Way, Scientists Discover | ScienceAlert

September 11, 2024

Cellular elongation at the tips of the filamentous bacteria Corynebacterium matruchotii. Credit: Chimileski et al (2024).

Open Wide: Human Mouth Bacteria Reproduce through Rare Form of Cell Division

September 3, 2024

bacteriophage

Bacteria Use ‘Crazy Molecular Mechanism’ to Fight Viruses | Science

August 30, 2024

Bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga, birefringence image, polarized light microscope. Credit: M. Shribak and I. Arkhipova, MBL

Tiny Animals Steal Genes from Bacteria to Produce Antibiotics | Earth.com

July 31, 2024

bdelloid rotifer infected by fungus

Ant Surgeons? Transatlantic Butterflies? Worms That Make Antibiotics? | Slate

July 18, 2024