The study, published in the latest issue of ’BMC Biology’, demonstrates how disruption of the gut microbiome initiates systemic inflammation in the body ...

Gram-negative bacteria, notorious for their intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms, pose a significant threat to public health. The emergence of ...

A new research collaboration that fuses fashion and science is set to send bacteria into space—and the outcomes could create ...

The project provides a baseline for tracking microbial-population shifts with land-use changes and global warming.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, claiming nearly 20 million lives each year. Most people know that ...

University of South Australia scientists have developed a powerful new way to uncover the genetic interactions that fuel cancer progression, paving the way for earlier and more precise treatments.

A breakthrough study from Seoul suggests the trillions of microbes inside us may be silently driving the world’s leading ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

In the mid-1700s, Denmark tried to capture its natural world in ink and copper. Artists and scholars spent more than a ...

Life on Earth began simply. For billions of years, tiny microbes ruled the planet. Then, one day in deep time, something changed. Cells gained a nucleus, built inner compartments and learned to ...

Bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...