The Atacama Desert harbors unique desert life with diverse microbes.New techniques separate genetic material in low-biomass ...

Intensive agricultural practices coupled with climate change are seriously affecting soil health, causing the spread of herbicide-resistant and highly-competitive weeds, and the loss of soil ...

A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

Dalhousie University graduate student Yana Eglit stumbled upon the hemimastigotes while collecting soil samples during a hike ...

The innovation allows researchers to identify whether someone visited the beach, deboarded at a nearby train station or took ...