The human body has co-evolved with the beneficial microbes that live in the gut (termed the microbiota), resulting in mutually favorable relationships that aid in the digestion of food and ...

Now a new Northwestern University study points to the role of gut microbes. From Anatomy of the Human Body. Image by Henry Vandyke Carter. Creative Commons 3.0. In a controlled lab experiment ...

The human body has co-evolved with the beneficial microbes that live in the gut (termed the microbiota), resulting in mutually favorable relationships that aid in the digestion of food and ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A recent study explores one fascinating aspect of this partnership: how gut ...

Before we understood that DNA was the genetic code, scientists knew that bacteria transferred it between cells. In 1928, 25 years before the structure of DNA was solved, British bacteriologist ...

A new study has revealed that bacteria in the gut can affect mental health. Experts say that the trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms in the human gut are not only important for our ...

This interplay highlights how gut microbes interact with the host body in a dynamic, give-and-take relationship." Importantly, BA-MCYs were also detected in human blood samples, indicating that ...

they could be involved in the body’s processes beyond the brain. It’s possible that the microbes actively regulate aspects of the creatures’ physiology, Salinas suggested, the way human gut ...

Microbiology is a biological science focused on the study of microorganisms. These are organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and single-celled algae and ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the ...