Talmudic Question #188
Best we know, which contains the largest number of species: the Bacteria and Archaea, the Fungi, or the Protists?
Xerces blue butterfly. Courtesy of Field Museum/Corrie Moreau
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Talmudic Question #65
What is it about the cyclic nature of nucleotides, both monomers and dimers, that makes them such favorites for signaling purposes?
Talmudic Question #145
It is becoming increasingly apparent that bacteria and archaea living in various oligotrophic environments tend to be quite a bit smaller than most grown in the laboratory. If this is true for the majority of prokaryotes, what do you make of it?
Talmudic Question #53A
by Elio — In recent years, the use of radioactive isotopes has diminished considerably in microbiological research. What has been lost in the process? A Comment.
Talmudic Question #132
Best we know, endospore formation in bacteria is limited to the phylum Firmicutes. Why haven't others evolved to use this wonderful survival device? How would you teach a non-spore forming bacterium to make spores?
Talmudic Question #179
There is talk that Vibrio natrigens may supplant Escherichia coli as the model system for many bacterial studies. Do you think that the day of such model systems may have passed and, if so why?
Talmudic Question #9
Given that spores are so effective in ensuring survival of bacteria, why don't all species make them?
