During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists found a 5,700-year-old type of "chewing gum" made from birch pitch

Princeton researchers have developed new computational and experimental tools to identify microbial small molecules encoded in clinical samples, allowing scientists to explore microbial-host interactions and to mine the human microbiome for drug discovery

In a recently-published review, researchers describe how ancestral origins impact the likelihood that people of African or Eurasian descent might develop immune-related diseases

A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes

European researchers have confirmed the absence of microbial life in hot, saline, hyperacid ponds in the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia

The researchers specifically focused on a rotational motor dubbed V1 that functions as part of a pump that moves sodium ions across the membrane as a part of healthy cellular processes

A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals

In the wild, blacktip reef sharks are often seen bearing wounds, but they rarely exhibit obvious signs of infection around the wounds

Large, mobile gene clusters protect against a type of toxic attack by rival bacteria

Exploiting a strategy known as collateral sensitivity in bacteria could lead to the development of novel and sustainable treatments