A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.
A new non-profit endeavor is calling for people to get their gut bacteria sequenced for the sake of science.
Due to statistical errors, a Science paper claiming that mutation is responsible for genetic variation is retracted.
Researchers find antibiotic resistance genes in 30,000-year-old bacteria, suggesting such resistance is not a modern phenomenon.
The Yersinia pestis strain extracted from the bones of Black Death victims may no longer exist.
A new yeast species found in Patagonia appears to be the missing half of the long-used lager yeast.
Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.