Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...

Scientists discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands that control carbon storage. If peatlands stay stable, they store carbon.

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...

A study led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) recently showed that certain gut ...

Astronauts are set to swab the space station's exterior, searching for living microbes to better understand how they survive ...

Researchers identified microbes in Amazonian peatlands crucial to carbon cycling. These microorganisms stabilize or release ...

Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and ... have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low ...

The microbiome shapes the development of insulin-producing ... metabolic function in adulthood—by providing specific gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and heal. "This, to me, was shocking ...

Along with this awakening, antibiotics specifically effective against anaerobic bacteria were developed. Of interest were infections arising ... found that our gut microbiome profoundly shapes our ...