This important study characterizes the mechanics and stability of bolalipids from archaeal membranes using molecular dynamics simulations. A mesoscale model of bolalipids is presented and evaluated ...

even when it is known that some archaea possess chemotactic systems. “Since H. volcanii is thriving in extremely salty ...

Researchers have now developed a simple test that could get us closer to the answer. The new method involves looking for ...

A new chemotaxis-based method could revolutionize the search for extraterrestrial life by detecting microbes movement on Mars ...

even when it is known that some archaea possess chemotactic systems. “Since H. volcanii is thriving in extremely salty environments, it could be a good model for the kinds of life we might find on ...

Most major biological molecules, including all proteins, DNA and RNA, point in one direction or another. In other words, they ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Researchers have long investigated what type of life exists beyond Earth and how we can find it. A new method focuses on looking for one of the most basic signs of living microbes – movement.

Finding life on another planet would be a world-changing discovery for humanity. But actually detecting it is no simple task.