At universities and startups around the globe, researchers are searching for microbes that could be used as food.

By Carolyn Beans for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for ...

New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This ...

Agricultural practices and environmental pressures have led to the widespread depletion of soil nutrients, which crucially ...

A University at Buffalo study reveals that a strain isolated from contaminated soil can break down the strong carbon-fluorine ...

If you've ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY—a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It's ...

The University Hospital of canton Vaud (Chuv) is the first Swiss hospital to receive approval for the production of such drugs from donor stool.

Scientists from McGill University have discovered how certain microbes create powerful drugs such as antibiotics and cancer ...