And indeed, they detected these symbionts in about 1,000 different datasets. "We were surprised how ubiquitous they are. We could find them on every inhabited continent," says Milucka.

Instead, we might be seeing the emergence of two distinct cognitive cultures: the Symbionts and the Sovereigns. Two distinct perspectives that—philosophically and functionally—engage with ...

These microbial symbionts are either transmitted vertically via seeds/pollen grains or more commonly acquired from the environment (soil and air). The association of plants with certain symbiotic ...

This paper analyzes the causes and consequences of offshore financial centers (OFCs). Since OFCs are likely to be tax havens and money launderers, they encourage bad behavior in source countries.

Many of the bacterial symbionts of amphibians that have been isolated to date produce antifungal metabolites with the capacity to inhibit Bd in vitro and in vivo. These findings have led to the ...