Bacterial diversity in the gut plays an important role in human health. The crucial question, however, is where are the sources of this diversity? It is known that an important part of the maternal ...

Researchers from the Earlham Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, have ...

Over the last 20 years, the life sciences have come to realize that all living beings—from the simplest animal and plant organisms to humans—live in close association with a multitude of ...

Plant moms take note. They help your home’s microbiome, the good-for-you bacteria. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best ...

Scientists have discovered that even among the sulfur-cycling microbes that are responsible for the 'rotten egg gas' smell in salt marsh air, diversity extends all the way to genomes and even to ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 9 (September 2021), pp. 3255-3270 (16 pages) Sinking particulate organic matter controls the flux of carbon (C) from the surface ocean to the deep sea.

Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...

Genetic engineering threatens the balance of healthy microbiomes. Genetically modified microorganisms, in particular, threaten this stability.

At a time of year when many are spring cleaning homes, here’s advice from experts: Protect your house’s microbiome for your health. The world around us, including our homes, is full of microorganisms ...

Rows of gray plastic film stretch across a field of soil. Leafy green strawberry plants poke out of holes in the top of the film. Agricultural plastics, such as this mulch film covering strawberry ...