A Singapore study reveals that combined risk factors like age, smoking, and genetic mutations significantly amplify stomach ...

Many insects rely on heritable bacterial endosymbionts for essential nutrients that they cannot get through their diet. A new study, published in Nature Communications, indicates that the genomes of ...

Mutations in the ‘C9orf72’ gene cause progressive neurodegenerative diseases, namely Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).

CD Bioparticles launches comprehensive OMV-Based Bacterial Vaccines Development services for infectious disease and ...

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

A significant discovery by Case Western Reserve University researchers could change how doctors treat two of the most ...

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

An inflammatory sugar molecule produced by certain gut bacteria may play a key role in driving ALS, a study found.

A Singapore study led by Duke‑NUS Medical School and NUHS found that age, smoking, oral bacteria and genetic mutations ...

The bacteria, discovered by scientists deep inside a cave set into a Romanian mountain range, has 100 genes that would grant ...

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in ...