Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study ...

PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

Microbiota Vault Initiative preserves crucial microbes from humans, animals, and environments to prevent future health crises ...

As Earth enters an age of rapid ecological change, a quiet revolution is taking place in freezers chilled to -80°C.

Explore how the microbiome could revolutionize athletic performance and aging. Dr. Sabine Hazan discusses fecal transplants and gut health as powerful tools for recovery, cognition, and longevity.

Citrus trees showing natural tolerance to citrus greening disease host bacteria that produce novel antimicrobials that can be used to fight off the disease, our recent study shows. We found the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Citrus trees showing natural tolerance to citrus greening disease host bacteria that produce novel antimicrobials that can be used to fight off the disease, our recent study ...

By Dr. Sushama R. Chaphalkar, PhD. New research shows that direct breastfeeding strengthens the transfer of beneficial ...

These trees expressed phloem-targeted antimicrobials, specifically human lysozyme and β-defensin-2, to target the disease-causing bacteria; The genetic modifications did not significantly alter the ...

Related: 70,000 never-before-seen viruses found in the human gut In a report published Jan. 21 to the preprint database bioRxiv, the team introduced "Obelisks," a newly named class of viroid they ...

“By inserting sequences into a whole-genome phylogeny, we show that 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomic data generated from the same samples agree in principal coordinates space, taxonomy and ...

The Tangled Tree, explains how evolution isn't exactly as Darwin understood it. About 8 percent of the human genome is made up of viral DNA that we acquired through infections over time.