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

When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don't undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognised as important partners in human health.

Scientists discovered GLP-1 mimics like Ozempic by way of the Gila monster, and now, a metabolite in python blood is also ...

A respiratory virus without a specific treatment or vaccine is surging in several states across the U.S. Here's what we know ...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for more than tools. New research shows it could slow bacteria and help protect wounds.

A common oral bacterium tied to gum disease may help spark and fuel breast cancer, according to new research. Scientists discovered it can travel through the bloodstream to breast tissue, where it ...

The first vaccines a two-month-old child gets in England offer protection against three species of virus and ...

Due to a main line leak, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Rusk Rural Water Supply Company to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption.

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

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...