For the research, scientists compared samples incubated on Earth and on the International Space Station.

People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and ...

A new study reveals that age-related changes in the gut microbiota directly impair intestinal stem cell (ISC) function and that restoring a youthful microbial environment can reverse this decline.

Using ribosome engineering (RE), researchers from Shinshu University introduced mutations affecting the protein synthesis ...

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, ...

Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

Distinct dietary patterns in Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis affect gut microbiota and inflammation, supporting the development of microbiome-informed dietary interventions.

A dominant paradigm in ecology is that plants are limited by nitrogen (N) during primary succession. Whether generalizable patterns of nutrient limitation are also applicable to metabolically and ...