A false-colored scanning electron microscope image of a sourdough starter shows starch grains (green), yeast (red) and bacteria (blue). Daniel Veghte, CC BY-SA ...

What is the gut microbiome? Learn more about why it's crucial for our health and wellness.

The fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains a mystery to researchers. Kiel University (CAU) and the Max Planck Institute for Marine ...

Microorganisms Microorganisms, or microbes for short, are tiny living organisms that can only be seen through a microscope. They are not animals or plants, but are their own separate group.

Intelligent microscopes for detecting rare biological events Date: September 11, 2022 Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Summary: Biophysicists have developed control software that ...

Bacteria are so small that we have to use a microscope in order to see them, but a newly discovered bacteria is so big it's visible to the naked eye. The new bacteria was discovered by marine ...

A 3D microscope image of Thiomargarita magnifica. Scientists say it is the world's largest known variety of bacteria, discovered in the mangroves of Guadeloupe. At up to two centimetres long ...