Streptococcus pneumoniae is a main cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. It can also cause ear and sinus infections and, in ...

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

Bacteria and the viruses that infect them are perpetually at war. Their deadly clashes push both kinds of microbes to evolve ...

Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and ...

Shigella bacteria can infect humans but not mice. A team can now explain why. Their findings may explain the multifariousness of a key weapon of our immune system. Shigella bacteria can infect humans ...

Caste survives by regulating organic movement; it thrives by dramatising the ordinary; and it spreads by normalising the scripted norms ...

Scientists discover immune genes influence which gut bacteria live in animals by studying a tiny island bird population.

According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning ...

Givaudan’s Alexandre Bastos shares how engineering, empathy and AI shape the future of food innovation, from functional ...

The gut rarely gets the attention the heart or brain receives. Yet it quietly controls digestion, immunity, metabolism, and even mood. Scientists now believe the gut may age faster than the rest of ...

Social Vulnerability Index scores inversely correlated with dietary fiber intake, suggesting social determinants may shape diet patterns relevant to microbiome-associated immunotherapy response. Whole ...

The team showed that kidney impairment increased nitrate levels in the colon. The nitrates turbocharged Escherichia coli’s (E. coli) production of indole, an organic compound that turns into a harmful ...