New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

University of Haifa’s Dr. Derya Akkaynak calls the study 'a critical baseline' that will enable future research to better ...

Not all microbes are villains—many are vital to keeping us healthy. Researchers have created a world-first database that ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

New research from the University of Queensland provides insights into the gut microbiomes of 23 marsupial species, 13 of which for the first time. Genetic analysis reveals new microbial species, ...

Microbial systems offer distinct advantages in protein expression, saving costs and time, and offering well-characterized host genetics and ease of scale-up. 2 However, challenges remain in process ...