14-07-04 Millions of microbial species populate the world, but so far only a few have been identified due to the inability of most microbes to grow in the laboratory. Edgar Goluch, an engineer, and Slava Epstein, a biologist, aim to change this. The pair, bo...

13-04-25 The microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is nearly identical（同一的） to that of ambient air on the city streets. This research, published ahead of print in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, establish...

10-01-31 For the past 50 years, scientists have scoured the skies for radio signals from beyond our planet, hoping for some sign of extraterrestrial life. But one physicist says there's no reason alien life couldn't already be lurking among us - or maybe eve...

09-11-09 Using imaging mass spectrometry（质谱测定法）, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their study shows how bacteria t...