microbiology

Diet influences the microbiome. When new foods enter the mix, it gets complicated.

NIST has spent years developing a human fecal reference material.

Microbiome studies have yielded hundreds of ideas for ways to detect and influence human health, but the field struggles with reproducibility challenges that hamper bringing these goals to fruition. Identical tubes of fecal matter should help.

Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.

Microbial diversity in the infant gut shrank suddenly during the first lockdown, but the lasting health effects are less clear.

An active ingredient in turmeric interacts with light to resensitize pathogens to antibiotics.

Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.

By studying various sourdough starters and sequencing their microbial menageries, researchers generated useful information for people wanting to experiment in their kitchens and classrooms.

Jamie Foster’s space-faring squid and its symbiotic bacteria illuminate host-microbe communication.

By targeting resident memory T cells in the liver, a novel mRNA malaria vaccine prevented infection, even in those with prior exposure.

Researchers discovered how virulent bacterial proteins leech nutrients from plant cells, leading to a potential treatment for diseased crops.

Engineered bacteria sound the alarm on a common oncogenic mutation.

Historical samples of bloodstream infections hold secrets to Escherichia coli’s evolutionary history and the emergence of virulent clones.

Humans harbor both bacteria and viruses that help keep us healthy. Soon, they might cure us too.