For over a century, scientists have analyzed the vast microbial world within the human body. They’ve found bacteria, fungi, ...

Bacteria exposed to microplastics can become resistant to antibiotics, a new study has found. Researchers from the US ...

Trillions of microbes live inside us. Many are helpful; others, not so much. Over the last 15 years MIT has played a central ...

In a recent discussion, experts in the field of human microbiomes highlighted the significance of measuring both bacteria and viruses in the gut. They also explored the under-researched domain of ...

The study was published in Science Translational Medicine. The human body hosts many different types of bacteria. These bacteria, known collectively as the body's microbiome, play major roles in ...

With over half the cells in the human body being bacterial rather than human, and over 99% of the genes in the human body ...

How nurturing your gut health can dramatically improve your overall health based on recent scientific advances and practical ...

“They’re in a partnership.” In the human body, for example, phages typically don’t exterminate their host bacteria. And bacteria may benefit from their friendly relationships with ...

In the complex ecosystem of the human body, yeast exists as a quiet inhabitant, typically harmless but capable of causing ...

These communities of microorganisms -- also known collectively ... The GMoC system provides a realistic in vitro (outside the body) model of the human gut, featuring a 3D version of the gut ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host their own microbiomes. "We know there are many symbionts in the world ...

Israeli researchers have discovered a surprising immune defense role of the proteasome, a cellular structure known for ...