The apparent antiquity of the methanogenic phenotype plus the fact that it seems well suited to the type of environment presumed to exist on earth 3~4 billion years ago lead us tentative to name this ...

[Kang Seok-gi's Science Cafe 112] His discovery of archaea rebuilt the entire system of classification. (Woese's) 1977 paper is one of the most important not just in microbiology, but in all of ...

The relevance of taxonomy in our genomic era is greater than ever. Correct naming is crucial for developing new foods and medicines, and for understanding our changing environment. Amazingly, we do ...