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

Major retailers like Walmart, Costco, and Whole Foods have issued urgent pulls for common pantry broths, citing high-risk ...

Microbial assays are a technique to assess a compound’s potency or concentration. This is carried out by exposing microorganisms to the compound and determining its effect on them. Microbial assays ...

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

New research reveals that while the same yeast dominates sourdough starters, the type of flour used can significantly alter bacterial composition. The findings highlight how subtle ingredient choices ...

That’s what pops to mind when I look at Sebastian Hess’ photos of a kind of plump, violent, single-celled creature he collected from a pond rich in sphagnum moss in southern Germany. The ...

University of Haifa’s Dr. Derya Akkaynak calls the study 'a critical baseline' that will enable future research to better ...

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

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Antibiotics that escape into the environment are widely recognized as a growing threat to ecosystems, wastewater treatment ...