Talmudic Question #189
Can you imagine an active mode of motion that unicellular microbes are not capable of, but multicellular eukaryotes are?
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Talmudic Question #8
Can you think of a place on Earth where there is free water but no microbes?
Fine Reading: The Origins of Multicellularity
by Elio — We lovers of microbes delight in the complexity of multicellular bacteria such as the actinomycetes, the myxobacteria, and some cyanobacteria. But, how often do we stop and think about how eukaryotes became multicellular and how the likes of us came about? To remedy this state of affairs, we suggest a very fine review on the origin of multicellularity...
Talmudic Question #168
Are there classes of genes that cannot be productively transmitted by phages (that is, cannot be transduced)?
A Snippet: More Awesome Ocelloid Surprises
by Elio — Not long ago, we posted a piece entitled "The Awesomest Thing in Biology" in which we celebrated the mind-boggling complexities of the ocelloid, an organelle that closely resemble the vertebrate eye – in a unicellular protist! It turns out that further surprises come our way...
Talmudic Question #82
Are there any surface structures or components on bacteria that are NOT used as receptors by some phage?
Talmudic Question #135
"Invasive species" is a common topic among plant and animal ecologists. Why is it not much used in the context of microbial diversity?
