Microbes are never alone, and in fact their place in a community has profound implications for their ecology and evolutionary dynamics.

When we think of the hallmarks of complex societies and civilization, we often attribute these features only to humans. However, nature is more interesting.

Most of us grow up learning that cheating is bad. We should not steal. We should not lie. And above all: we should not exploit the groups we are part of. Is cheating irrevocably bad?

During this conversation, Prof. Eric Smith explains his views on the nature of the living state.

Is Lamarckism back? Current discussions, specifically in the field of epigenetics, seem to suggest that this is the case.

A group of biologists and philosophers has recently coined the concepts of “holobiont” and “hologenome”. Holobiont refers to the ecological entity of a macrobial host plus the set of associated microorganisms that compose its microbiome.

Ive been fascinated with life in the universe since I was a kid. Who hasnt spent hours thinking of what else is out there, or if were alone, or where we come from?