microbes

Rising temperatures could tip the scale in an underground battle that has raged for millennia. In the soils of Earth's…

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hénaff has…

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Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites…

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of hydrogen. Vibrionaceae…

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments…

The microbiome shapes development of insulin-producing cells in infancy, leading to long-term changes in metabolism and diabetes risk, new research…

One limitation of producing biofuel is that the alcohol created by fermentation is toxic to the microbes that produce it.…

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience…

It is well known that consuming sugary drinks increases the risk of diabetes, but the mechanism behind this relationship is…