Stony coral tissue loss disease has already affected 80 percent of Florida’s coastal reef system. Now, a huge team of responders is working to slow its spread and prepare for future restoration efforts.

Certain populations have been historically underrepresented in genome sequencing studies, but the NIH, private clinics, and 23andMe and other companies are trying to fix that.

The study of evolution requires consideration of organisms’ microbiomes.

Event organizers are taking criticism for choosing to exclude men from giving talks.

In a study of nearly 400 breastfeeding mothers, researchers find links between directly feeding the child and a more diverse microbiota, compared to milk from pumping.

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

Researchers find that it’s not just high-risk genes, but how children’s bodies respond to their own intestinal microbiota that relates to future diagnoses of type 1 diabetes.

A review finds that for several conditions, poop from certain healthy people is more likely to provide relief for recipients.

Transposon mutagenesis give scientists a rare look at the most important interactions within microbial communities.