A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, Ruth Ley and her colleagues demonstrated that behavior—in this case, how ...

Probiotic species used in humans for many years are also candidates, including Escherichia coli Nissle, Lactobacillus and ...

Scientists in Seoul have uncovered 15 gut bacterial species linked to coronary artery disease, showing that microbes can influence heart health far beyond digestion. Their findings reveal how shifts ...

Scientists at Weizmann Institute, Hebrew University and Houston's Baylor College of Medicine say patients with more bacteria ...

Xanthommatin helps octopuses and squid blend into their surroundings, thanks to its ability to shift color and absorb light.

Do you want to be less anxious or more cheerful? Emerging research points to the role of gut microbes in defining your ...

The study showed that life finds a way to survive, even in some of the most extreme and hostile environments in the world.

The discovery was made through a combination of computer modelling and laboratory experiments involving E. coli, a bacterium ...

In a new study, first author Palash Kumawat from the University of Bremen's Geosciences Department and his team investigated how microbes manage to survive in one of the planet's harshest underwater e ...