Experiments aboard the International Space Station have shown that bacteriophages can still infect Escherichia coli under ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

The input of fresh organic matter, and the induced priming effect (PE), has long been recognized as a critical regulator of ...

In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin.

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, but the tiny microbes living on and around rice plants may be just as ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

The SCOBY Breastplate is a sustainable, interactive wearable that was slowly grown and fabricated from kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast) biofilm over the course of 13 weeks.