From insignificant individual cells to a rich community full of cooperation. That is how our understanding of the world of ...

Using a novel experimental approach, Max Planck researchers have discovered a core set of genes required by commensal bacteria to colonize their plant hosts. The findings may have broad relevance for ...

The gastrointestinal tract holds a vast community of diverse microbes, and many of them play crucial roles in our health. These microbes help us break down food and absorb nutrients, and they can ...

Recent scientific breakthroughs have revealed an extraordinary relationship between gut bacteria and the microorganisms in our digestive system and our mental well-being. These microscopic communities ...

A unique “flat” dimeric structure of bacterial photosynthetic reaction centre-light harvesting membrane complexes discovered by state-of-the-art cryogenic electron microscopy. Researchers at the ...

The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axis is one example of how human biology is connected to the gut microbiome.

Scientists have discovered that bacterial populations remain stable on factory floor despite cleaning efforts in ready-to-eat food production facilities. Scientists from the Quadram Institute and UK ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

C.A. Tolchinsky is a medical education learning specialist at Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine. Bryn Tolchinsky is a senior scientist at Eli Lilly. When medical students are ...

The Great Oxygenation Event marked a massive transition in life on Earth, when oxygen became plentiful and organisms suddenly had to adapt. Current conditions in Japanese hot springs give clues as to ...