Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a ...

These bacteria don’t eat food or breathe air like we do. All they need is to complete a circuit; that’s enough for them to ...

A research team reveals that temperature strongly reshapes the genetic machinery microbes use to process carbon in water ...

Jump into 2026 with a recap of UCSB's most recent research innovations.

Using metagenomic sequencing across a realistic temperature gradient, researchers show that carcass decay triggers a surge in carbon-degradation ...

A nationwide genetics project is exploring soil microbiodiversity, discovering new bacterial strains and microbes that ...

Sweeping changes prioritize protein and fats over processed carbs, challenging decades of dietary dogma and setting the stage ...

Biologists are confronting a problem they thought they had mostly solved: what, exactly, counts as life. A wave of ...

Nucleosomes are barriers to RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) transcribing along gene bodies in eukaryotes. We found that a fragile “tailless nucleosome” could be generated to resolve the Pol II pausing ...

Innovative research into the gene-editing tool targets influenza’s ability to replicate—stopping it in its tracks.