More than 40,000 previously unknown gut microbes in African populations could completely change how medicines work for ...

Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid ...

The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the theoretical single organism from which all life on Earth descends, is now ...

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a ...

It may be indigenous to the Americas and Australia, but it is a resilient plant and can be grown all over the world. Thanks ...

Low-carbohydrate diets, such as the ketogenic diet, are often praised for their effects on weight loss. But a recent study ...

Protecting coastal groundwater systems and microbial communities requires monitoring, technological innovation, policies ...

In the sea of nutritional trends—keto, paleo, low-fat— Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College ...

Researchers have uncovered the genetic secrets behind a woman's 117-year longevity, challenging links between aging and ...

Researchers have exploited bacteria they found in sewage plants to detoxify tetrachloroethene, a common chemical used to ...

Despite all the buzz about the body’s microbiome and maintaining good gut health, many people may be surprised to learn that ...

Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.