Bacteria are among the most diverse and ancient forms of life on Earth. Yet, much of what is known about them comes from a ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered surprising insights into a large, previously unstudied group of bacteria, ...

Hospitals and public spaces are locked in a quiet arms race with microbes that cling to surfaces, shrug off disinfectants, and evolve around our best drugs. Now researchers are turning to a Nobel ...

Gut-microbe–derived trimethylamine (TMA) blocks a key immune protein, reducing inflammation and improving blood-sugar control.

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

It's a problem that's made its way through pig farms around the world for decades, with no clear cause or solution. But new ...

Though research is in the early stages, we’re getting closer to understanding the relationship between gut bacteria, the food we eat, and the ways it might affect weight management and obesity. For ...

A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing breaking news stories before shifting to covering Security Security and other government benefit programs. In her spare ...

A team of researchers from Stanford University and the Arc Institute in Palo Alto, California say they’ve created viruses with AI-designed DNA that can target and kill specific bacteria. And these ...

Doctors have long been warned to go easy on antibiotics and sulfa drugs. When used with routine frequency, such germ killers may defeat their own purpose by leading to ever more resistant germs. Now ...

The taste of chocolates from different regions is usually attributed to the geography of the cocoa used. However, a group of international scientists has claimed that the microorganisms involved in ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) bean fermentation is a spontaneous process involving interactions between various factors that contribute to the final flavors of premium chocolate. Understanding these ...