Explore how microbes shape health, disease, and the world beyond

Researchers uncover the “body-snatching” tactics of fungi that flourish immediately after wildfires.

Take a peek at one of the biggest collections of bacteria and fungi in the world.

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.

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New software can analyze fungi’s growth over time.

A variety of yeasts collected near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, show unconventional cell division.

Symbiotic fungi can adjust where they transport nutrients to plant roots based on where they are needed.

Splashes from raindrops spend fungal spores high enough aloft to be swept away by the wind, researchers observe with high-speed photography.