Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and alter the physical structures of bacteria and phages, disrupting their normal ...
Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...
For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to ...
Researchers studying cyanobacteria from hot springs in Thailand have discovered a new natural UV-blocking compound with ...
Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...
Scientists have uncovered the cause of auto-brewery syndrome. Certain gut bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia ...
An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...
The microbial toxin colibactin has just the right shape to snuggle up to DNA — but its embrace is unfortunately more cancerous than cozy. Colibactin is produced by bacteria in the gut and causes ...
UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the ...
Science Needs for Microbial Forensics: Developing Initial International Research Priorities, based partly on a workshop held in Zabgreb, Croatia in 2013, identifies scientific needs that must be ...