Scientists at the University of Galway have created APOLLO, the largest-ever digital microbiome collection, with 247,092 ...

The idea that life on Earth arose through a series of improbable "hard" evolutionary steps may be misjudged, according to a ...

Biologists exploring how economically and ecologically important species in coastal waters, such as shrimp and crabs, would ...

Bacteria get up to all sorts of strange things. As a result, they’ve evolved to produce an extensive range of small molecules ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

Since then, several studies have shown that early-life factors, including the birth mode, antibiotics, nutrition, infection, ...

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In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of ...

Researchers who have been given access to Google's new AI "co-scientist" tool are enthusiastic about its potential, but it ...

The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.

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While some microbes can cause diseases, many play essential roles in processes such as growing food and the production of oxygen.