The project provides a baseline for tracking microbial-population shifts with land-use changes and global warming.

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

Hyderabad: Researchers who earlier identified a petroleum-eating bacterium in Nacharam have now decoded its entire genome, ...

Class of 2026 members Maya Butani and Daniel Yu have been named Marshall Scholars to pursue two years of graduate study in ...

Bioinformatics and microbial taxonomy experts introduce the challenges of defining bacterial species in an era of rapidly ...

In future, a more detailed understanding of the lung microbiome in pneumonia may enable improved diagnostics, prognosis, and therapeutics.

Recent research has delved deep into the manifold ways in which diet can affect gut health throughout a person's life. Here ...

When it comes to cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen, we often talk about keeping the utensils clean, avoiding damp ...

A dog is more than just a loyal friend–it could also boost mental health. A recent study from Japan provides initial evidence ...

A small, previously unknown Tripedalia jellyfish was discovered in Mai Po, a new find that expands Hong Kong's hidden marine ...

Background Endometriosis is a debilitating gynaecological disorder with an elusive pathogenesis. While gut microbiota dysbiosis has been implicated, the causal role of gut-peritoneum microbial ...