Once considered a disease of older adults, colorectal cancer is now on the rise among young people in at least 27 countries.

Scientists have discovered two new methane-producing archaea in the human gut, revealing surprising links to inflammation and ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a live-imaging system, Phollow, that tracks individual ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Micro decisions can have macro consequences. A soft matter physicist reveals how interactions within simple cellular ...

The gut microbiome supports health through balanced metabolic exchanges, but in type 2 diabetes rising blood glucose shifts interactions from cooperation to competition, altering cross-feeding ...

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team has discovered that tiny organisms in Brooklyn's highly contaminated Gowanus Canal have developed a comprehensive collection of pollution-fighting ...

Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

Microbial communities consist of groups of microorganisms ... alone or be put in a series (e.g., such as a train with different wagons), each holding different groups of microorganisms. For instance, ...

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Doctor, teacher or other ‘DB’ pension holder Although all the above applies to those with defined contribution (DC) pensions, which are the most common type, the situation is different for ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.