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Scientists discover that a freshwater unicellular organism belonging to the Halteria genus can reproduce by eating just viruses. Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay.

microbiology · Life · 01 Feb 2023

Consuming viruses - When the predator becomes the prey

Scientists show that these aquatic, unicellular organisms can multiply by just eating viruses.

A slice of bread covered with bread mould. © Sunaina Rao

microbiology · Life · 01 Aug 2022

What's that black thing growing on my bread?!

Neither a plant nor an animal, fungi are very unique organisms. The black bread mould is especially one such fungus.

Naturally beautiful patterns emerged when two species of bacteria were cultured together. Credit: YouTube.

microbiology · Life · 13 Jan 2020

Floral Patterns in Microbial Cultures

Naturally beautiful patterns emerged when two species of bacteria were cultured together.

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