A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that effectively fights several bacteria while sparing helpful bacteria in the gut. Guido Mieth/Getty Images Antibiotics are valuable in ...

Coordinate plots of the root microbiome data revealed two major clusters, clearly separating samples based on whether they were from fertilized or non-fertilized fields (A). A machine learning model ...

Researchers have now developed a new way to make microbes hardy enough to withstand extreme conditions such as heat and the manufacturing processes used to formulate the microbes into powders or pills ...

Hemp has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich varieties are in high demand for pharmaceutical ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic UTIs, including women, older adults and some veterans.

Most microbes either help human health or do not affect people’s health one way or the other. Of the millions of types of microbes in the world, only a few make us sick. Microbes are organisms that ...