Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

Even better, they discovered that lariocidin—named for its knotted, lasso-like chemical structure—has a unique mechanism of ...

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

Given that microbes helped make Earth habitable, we could use synthetic biology to engineer microbes to speed up a similar ...

Registered dietitian nutritionist Carrie Dennett shares how being in green spaces can contribute to a robust gut microbiome.

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of ...

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of hydrogen.

UC San Diego researchers have created a map of the microbes aboard the International Space Station; results could make space ...

Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

“This tells you that there’s something about their environmental experiences that is changing their susceptibility,” said Hill. For years, she has looked to microbes for answers. Previous studies show ...