Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
Plant and fungal symbionts swap more resources with partners that provide a greater return of nutrients.
A researcher is repeating the controversial experiments that suggested a bacterium used arsenic rather than phosphorus in its DNA—with the world watching.
Gut bacteria that feed on healthy food appear to amplify the nutritional benefits of those foods. However, they also appear to amplify the undesirable effects of unhealthy food. Here are a few examples. Read the full story.
August 1, 2011
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in microbiology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
Already reeling from a 20-year losing battle with a devastating disease, the banana variety eaten in the United States is now threatened by a new—but old—enemy.
To meet the agricultural demands of the growing population, appropriate technology transfer incentives are a must.
German and Australian activists opposed to genetically modified foods ruined experimental test beds of maize, wheat, and potatoes.