An unbiased characterization of the human microbiome is crucial to a more complete understanding of microbial effect on human health and diseases. The rapidly reducing costs of sequencing and ...

Recent research has identified practical ways to protect and deliver oxygen-sensitive gut bacteria for a path toward safer, standardized microbial therapies that could reduce reliance on donor-based ...

Drought is predicted to increase in many areas of the world with consequences for soil carbon (C) dynamics. Plant litter, root exudates and microbial biomass can be used as C substrates to form organo ...

In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of ...

In a recent article published in ACS Sensors, researchers introduced an innovative approach using biological sensors, specifically microbial biosensors, to address the need for rapid, cost-effective, ...