Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa ...

Microbial ecology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region represents a rapidly evolving frontier at the ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

In this seminar, Dr. Mason will cover new discoveries in RNA-sequencing (metatranscriptomics) and DNA-sequencing (metagenomics) across dozens of cities on Earth as part of the MetaSUB Consortium, ...

Analysis of hundreds of single-cell genomes from Yellowstone National Park shows bacterial species are less cohesive than previously thought.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Taichi A. Suzuki, Max Planck Institute for Biology and Ruth Ley, Max Planck Institute ...

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 ...

A recent study published in PNAS looked at how Vibrio cholerae interacts with chitin, focusing on how the bacteria take up DNA and form biofilms. The researchers studied how natural transformation (NT ...

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, ...