The Saccharomycotina subphylum (phylum Ascomycota, Kingdom Fungi) encompasses a diverse array of ~1200 species, including the well-known baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the opportunistic ...

Over the last 10–15 years, our understanding of the composition and functions of the human gut microbiota has increased exponentially. To a large extent, this has been due to new ‘omic’ technologies ...

Phylum: Chordata; Kingdom: Animalia; Tribe: Saigini; It’s enormous, it’s bulbous, and it’s a clever transformation! The astounding proboscis-like saiga nose wraps over its mouth and focuses descending ...

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