microbiology, genetics & genomics

The genetically modified bacteria spark an RNAi response in the parasite that leads to self-destruction—and perhaps a path to combatting colony collapse disorder.

Researchers are trying to figure out where it came from, whether it’s evolving, and just how big a threat it will be.

The East Coast campus of the research institute received shipments of freeze-dried or frozen samples of more than 210,000 microbial strains, which scientists plan to mine for potentially useful natural products.

The diurnal cycles of the microbiome alter the activity of a protein produced by the host, and in turn guide histone acetylation, gene expression, and metabolic activity.

Physical activity, independent of diet, shifts the composition of bacteria in the intestines, spurring researchers to search for species that might provide benefits akin to working out.

The 12-year-long endeavor reveals Prometheoarchaeum as a tentacled cell, living in a symbiotic relationship with methane-producing microbes.

An Israeli lunar lander carrying the tiny animals crashed into the moon in April, and now scientists are trying to determine if the creatures are still alive.

Neither the maternal microbiome nor housing conditions appear to permanently alter which microbes remain in the animals.

Federal agents searched the offices of the personal microbiome testing company in San Francisco on April 26 following allegations of improperly billing health insurers.

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The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.

The research is among the first to find the connection in humans.

From journeys into mines to explorations of volcanoes on the ocean floor, deep voyages reveal the richness of the planet’s deep biosphere.

Identifying microbes from Earth that can survive on spacecraft may help scientists eliminate them from future space missions and from searches for extraterrestrial life.

Phages that die during bacterial invasion help other viruses defeat the microbes’ immune responses.

They may be a prospective source for an influenza pandemic, researchers warn.  

The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.

DNA evidence points to Asian amphibians as the source of a fatal disease that has been wiping out frogs across the globe.  

The microbiologist was known for his work on bacterial antibiotic resistance and infectious disease.

A device dubbed the “mother machine” enables real-time observation of mutagenesis in single bacterial cells.