A microbe that is associated with good health and found in the lower part of the gut has been comprehensively analyzed and ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area has become one of the biggest ever recorded in the U.S., with dozens of active cases, health officials say ...

In the mid-1990s, scientists made a discovery that shook up the understanding of life on Earth: vast reservoirs of microbes ...

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The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...

Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. By analyzing ancient protein sequences, researchers discovered that early life p ...

Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets ...

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

A doctor has issued a warning about the dangers of consuming contaminated food and water, particularly paneer, cheese, and rice, amid a rise in Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases.

Primitive organelles, such as micro-compartments found in some bacteria, help organize cellular processes by concentrating specific ... challenges the traditional dichotomy between these domains. 14 ...