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Microbes that dwell in nutrient-poor waters use a photopigment called retinal to harvest energy from sunshine at levels at least equal to those stored by chlorophyll-based systems.

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.

The agency is now evaluating the implications of the corrupted data behind Zolgensma and whether to “take action” against the pharmaceutical company.

Microbial species that are commonly associated with oral diseases in modern humans are unreliable proxies for determining tooth health status in ancient samples, a new study finds.

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

An inspector general finds that the agency was supposed to have received congressional approval before relocating facilities out of Washington, DC.

The agency cites lapses in biosafety procedures at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Maryland.

The researchers aim to grow transplantable human organs from primate embryos.

Despite growing support, respondents still have concerns when it comes to scientific transparency and integrity.

Researchers aim to deploy the trial in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by Ebola for a year.

So far, the only evidence that treatments like this one work is anecdotal.

The lab animals had more natural microbiomes seeded by wild mice, unlike conventional models that are kept in sterile conditions.