Exploring the minuscule and mysterious world of viruses.
How the genome of a salt-loving microbe led to a world-changing technology.
The $325 billion biotech industry began with the discovery of an enzyme to slice DNA.
The simple nerve cells of sea creatures helped scientists fathom human memory.
How coral revolutionized human bone repair.
A fluorescent protein helped researchers illuminate human cellular biology.
This Yellowstone bacterium sparked PCR, one of the great advances in genetics.