Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural environments. Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed ...

Astronauts swabbed surfaces in the kitchen, bathroom, dining space and other areas on the ISS. They then sent the 803 samples to Benitez and colleagues for analysis. The ISS has lower microbial ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of coral reef ecosystems, one dominated not by visible marine life, but by vast and ...

Expanding efforts to measure, monitor and protect soil biodiversity around the world will intensify further with the establishment of the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory, to be led by the Food ...

An AI-assisted analysis of the gut microbiome in colorectal cancer cases revealed substantial differences between early- and ...

How much can six days of eating just oats, milk, and water change your gut microbiome? According to a recent exploratory study published in eGastroenterology, the answer is more complex than expected.

Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that microbial communities—from the sunlit surface to ...

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide uses a vacuum cleaner aboard the ISS. A new study suggests the space station's sterility may be harmful to astronauts' health. NASA Turns out, ...

Scientists have unveiled TRACS, a new algorithm capable of tracing microbial strain transmission across different kingdoms with unprecedented accuracy, even in hosts carrying multiple strains. Tested ...