Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Could it be that one of only three known markers directly targeting the DNA does not exist outside the realm of microbes? Now, researchers have demonstrated that this marker -- N4-methylcytosine (4mC) ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.

Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.

By using the planet-wide geological event of the Great Oxidation Event effectively as a "fossil" calibration point, our approach produced a detailed timeline of bacterial evolution. Combining ...

Bacterial predators play a crucial role in soil ecology. In a study published in PNAS, scientists used an experimental ...

Professor Pål Johnsen, co-senior author at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway, said: “Bacterial evolution and adaptation often depend on plasmids to support the transfer of genes, and are shaped ...

Discover the evolution of bacteria through machine learning, DNA comparisons, and the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ...

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...