The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

Microbes are usually cast as villains, yet most of the microscopic life on and around us is quietly keeping us alive. From the bacteria lining your gut to the organisms drifting in city air, these ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Beneath our feet, beyond the reach of sunlight, and buried in the most unforgiving corners of the planet, an unseen world thrives. Though these environments may seem desolate, and devoid of warmth, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today, Onyeaka is an industrial microbiologist and a deputy director of the ...

How much carbon can the ocean absorb, and what happens to it as the planet warms? Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer and professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is trying to answer these ...

"The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside." ―Mark Twain. Your gut microbes are excited: The holidays are chock full of socializing, rich food, tasty ...

The microwave announces that the ramen is done and all bubbly hot. (SOUNDBITE OF MICROWAVE OPENING) SIMON: Sometimes, it's all you can do to get it out of the microwave with a makeshift oven mitt of ...

Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon or bar may carry unique flavors shaped by the soil, rainfall and temperature of the farm. But much of that ...