Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27
Previously unknown poisonous compounds isolated from a new species of mushroom may be responsible for the deaths of hundreds in China, but precisely how the fungus killed its victims is not clear.
Discoveries of microbial communities that transfer electrons between cells and across relatively long distances are launching a new field of microbiology.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
Double helix celebrates 60; detecting calories without taste; bacteria vs. tumor; perceptual consciousness in babies
A newly developed drug, modeled after a bacteria-infecting virus, is less likely to become antibiotic resistant.
Professor, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Age: 40
Microbes affect weight loss; dozens of cancer-linked genes identified; a climate change scientists speaks out about personal attacks; isolation among elderly linked to death
Microbial changes in the gut contribute to a patient’s ability to slim down after gastric bypass surgery.