Microbes go dark to stay warm in cooler climates
Monday, August 6, 2018 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
Microorganisms in colder climates darken themselves to capture more heat from the sun and improve their ability to survive, according to a study from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For the study, published online today in the journal Current Biology, scientists examined yeasts collected at different latitudes, and found that dark-pigmented ones […]