The mechanisms that maintain intestinal homeostasis despite constant exposure of the gut surface to multiple environmental antigens and to billions

Wildfires appear to stir up and send the soil-loving fungi into the air, where they can enter people’s lungs.

Researchers have discovered microbes that eat methane living on trees in wetlands, potentially offsetting the methane those habitats produce.

Dr Luke Jeffrey conducting wetland research. A research study lead by Southern Cross University scientists has discovered

Masks that are worn repeatedly and for prolonged periods need to be washed often as they contain microbes from our skin and respiratory droplets, a

Levels of bacteria, yeast and mould higher on masks worn for longer periods, study finds Masks that are worn repeatedly and for prolonged periods n

An international team of scientists led by microbiologists Professor Alexander Loy from the University of Vienna and Professor David Schleheck from

Apr. 7, 2021 — Researchers have long been curious about the striking growth form of spinifex and now scientists say soil microbes are the ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli) has a genome with roughly 4,500 genes.

That familiar chocolate taste is thanks to tiny microorganisms that help transform chocolate’s raw ingredients into the much-beloved rich, complex

As vital as microbes are to the chocolate-making process, sometimes organisms can ruin a fermentation.

Interest is growing, however, helped by advances over the past decade that enable researchers to reveal not just which microbes the gut harbours bu

However, as disagreeable as we may find it, the stuff is biologically useful: It acts as a barrier protecting and moisturizing delicate tissues, tr

I know a lot of people during this COVID-19 outbreak went out and bought a lot of food in bulk. Having no plan on what to do with all of

Now, research into a popular “superfood” reveals that including it in a daily diet can boost gut health and keep your microbes happy.

Bacteria collected from more than a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean may have just blown one of immunology's longest-held assumptio

The more microbes in a person’s intestines, the more likely they are to be intuitive, researchers say, adding scientific weight to the notion of pe

Treating mice missing the autism-linked gene CNTNAP2 with a strain of gut bacteria makes them more social but no less hyperactive.

Everyone has different gut microbiomes, but eating avocado as part of a daily diet is a sure way to improve gut health—a new study from researchers

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Investigators propose that their simulation models can be used in educating nurses and other health care professionals about how best to maintain g

While it didn’t exactly happen like that famous scene where Doctor Frankenstein pulls the lever and the monstrosity he created is suddenly living a

“I’m really thankful for them.” To understand why Bowman bakes just once a week, we have to look at the microbes that put the sour in sourdough.

MARS could have "widespread" life underground, according to an expert searching for alien life on the Red Planet.