Tag: microbes
The 200th Birthday of Louis Pasteur: A Man of Science and Faith
In the 19th century, it was widely believed that the spontaneous generation of life from non-life was common and unremarkable.
Beneficial Borgs Have Landed
Borg theory represents a major paradigm shift about how genetic information is stored and shared.
Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”
It’s intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals.
Biominerals Could Predict Life on Exoplanets
One-third of minerals — chemical solids whose atoms are highly ordered — are created directly or indirectly by life forms.
Foresight in the Biosphere: Lowly Organisms Help Rescue the Planet from Pollution
Need technology to fight the effects of technology? Look instead to living things that already have solutions.