Research Articles
The Hidden Enzyme: How Students and Scientists Solved a 50-Year Microbial Mystery
Discover how researchers uncovered the bacterial 5-oxoprolinase enzyme system and how this discovery is training the next generation of scientists.
The Sweet Secrets of Bacteria: How Deoxysugars Forge Nature's Medicines
Explore how bacteria create novel deoxysugars - specialized sugar molecules that are vital components of antibiotics and life-saving drugs through sophisticated biogenetic pathways.
Tiny Survivors: The Secret World of Microbes Under Pressure
Discover how microbes survive extreme conditions through research presented at the 2010 Microbial Stress Response Gordon Research Conference.