The dung of the bamboo-loving bears contains bacteria that could be the next best thing for biofuels production.
The dung of the bamboo-loving bears contains bacteria that could be the next best thing for biofuels production.
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.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Researchers identify new mutations in schizophrenia patients without a family history of the disease.
The Nobel Prize winner who discovered the gene that encodes the major histocompatibility complex passes away at age 90.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in microbiology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
While gut microbiota appear to have both positive and negative impacts on our health, in the guts of healthy, lean individuals, the good outweighs the bad. Gut bacteria, most of which reside in the large intestine, process many otherwise indigest
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.
Motivated by a career-ending ligament tear, a former NFL player starts a company to test athletes' genetic predispositions to common sports injuries.