The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of microbes that play a vital role in keeping us healthy. A disturbance in the balance of these microbes can contribute to a variety of health conditions, ...

There are huge communities of gut bacteria living in and on our bodies, and they can have a profound effect on us. New research has shown that gut bacteria | Microbiology ...

Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of these bacteria are not only tremendously important to our health -- they are ...

The role of soil and forests in greenhouse gas sequestration has been studied for a long time. However, forests are also home to invisible organisms that may affect the climate. "Soil, water and ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

Far below the reach of sunlight, the deep ocean has long been cast as a biological desert, a place where microbes eke out an ...

Prof LIM Chwee Teck (seated), together with Dr Nishanth Venugopal MENON (right) and Dr LEE Jee Yeon (left), from the National University of Singapore, jointly developed the new ‘gut-on-chip’ platform.

Study finds hidden microbiome toxicity in everyday pollutants, with some chemicals linked to antibiotic resistance.

Far below the Earth’s surface, deep inside cracks and pores in solid rock, vast communities of microorganisms are quietly at ...

Sinking clumps of dead ocean life have been shown to leak up to half their carbon and more than half their nitrogen when ...