Microbiology/Genetics  

The pro- and anti- inflammatory arms of the immune system

By researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Sequencing phase of Bovine Genome Sequencing project ends

The genetic and molecular mechanism that causes cell polarity discovered

The organisms that produce the nutrients used by plants

When slime molds starve, they collectively form a multicellular slug-like creature that locomotes en masse to a warm spot

Marine bacteria groups vary predictably with ocean conditions

PNNL-led team discovers that bacteria roll out carpet of goo that converts deadly heavy metal into less threatening nano-spheres

"The DNA molecule, when studied at close range, continues to surprise us"

Photoactivated localization microscopy

The first mycorrhizal fungal genome project was a success

The role of microtubules

This research could pave the way for a new approach to gene therapy

Wheels in nature

Which is responsible for 10 to 25 percent of world's methane emissions

How T cells learn their targets

Construction of proteins with new mechanical properties through recombination of protein fragments