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 ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

These previously unknown symbionts of the corals have an extremely ... Nov. 6, 2024 — Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii.

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of all herbivores.

Infectious complications that often follow treatment with antibiotics suggest that colonising symbionts contribute to host defence against pathogens. Yet, in the absence of effective defence ...

前几日，南方医科大学深圳医院院长周宏伟教授团队在国际顶尖医学期刊《Nature Medicine》上发表了一项重要研究。首次揭示一种名为 活泼瘤胃球菌 (Ruminococcus gnavus)的细菌产生的物质—— 苯乙胺 ，在 肝性脑病 ...

The evolutionary success of leaf beetles, the most varied herbivores on Earth, was investigated by researchers from the Max ...

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and their partners reveal their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2024. An analysis of fungi collected from peat bogs has ...

The bacterial symbionts of sponges, fungi and insects are a particularly promising area for discovery (Fig. 1b,d), and even some traditional plant natural products such as podophyllotoxin and ...

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects. Known as ...