An interdisciplinary research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has discovered a new group of bioactive natural compounds ...

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

Alpha and beta-diversity analysis on taxonomic and functional profiles in CRC stages and primary tumor location. Credit: Nature Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03693-9 ...

The first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we're born – could protect us from dangerous infections, UK scientists say. They have shown, for the first time, that good bacteria seem ...

Babies’ gut bacteria aren’t just tiny passengers — they could be playing a major role in protecting kids from some serious viral infections during their early years.

A baby's makeup of gut bacteria—their microbiome—which starts to form as soon as they are born, could help protect against viral infections later in childhood, a new study suggests.

A global effort to create a “microbial Noah’s Ark” to preserve the world’s diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

Discover how genetics and diet shape the human gut microbiome, influencing health, metabolism, and disease risk. Explore ...

As you read this, your mouth contains between 500 billion and 1 trillion bacteria. After the gut microbiome, the orifice is the second-largest community of microorganisms in human bodies.