Researchers describe the morphological and genomic features of a ”macro’ microbe’ — a giant filamentous bacterium composed of a single cell discovered in the mangroves of Guadeloupe. Using various microscopy… Read More »Giant bacteria found in Guadeloupe mangroves challenge traditional concepts
Evolutionary theories of ageing predict that all living organisms weaken and deteriorate with age (a process known as senescence) — and eventually die. Now, researchers show that certain animal species,… Read More »Humans can’t, but turtles can: Reduce weakening and deterioration with age
An international team of 114 scientists reports the most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date of reptiles and amphibians worldwide. Among their many findings, they document for the… Read More »Secrets of aging revealed in largest study on longevity, aging in reptiles and amphibians
Researchers unexpectedly discovered that the ability for spirals to form in nature also happens in some non-biological systems that convert chemical energy into mechanical action — allowing two-dimensional polymer sheets… Read More »Self-assembled, interlocked threads: Spinning yarn with no machine needed
Recently, Associate Professor Yong-Chun Liu of the Department of Physics and others have found the hybrid skin-topological effect induced by gain and loss and the parity-time phase transition between skin-topological… Read More »Discovering a hybrid skin-topological effect induced by gain and loss