Bacteria in your intestines may play an important role in determining if you will develop blinding wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Berkeley Lab research also provides new clues about the roles of subsurface microbes in globally important cycles

Many of the 38 million Americans who suffer from migraines report an association between consuming nitrates and their severe headaches

“Frackibacter” one of dozens of microbes forming sustainable ecosystems there, study finds

Food contaminants and adulterants fall under many categories, all with significant potential to adversely affect brands, profits, and health

Microbes with the potential to cause disease are destroyed during milk pasteurization, but not all bacteria and their associated enzymes are eliminated by that process

“If this holds true for our own microbiomes, it suggests that microbes are always becoming more specialized for competing in their local environment in subtle ways,” says researcher

The bacteria that the researchers studied guide the early development of our intestines, train our immune systems to fight pathogens and may even affect our moods and behavior

Very little is known about how marine microbes interact and carry out fundamental processes in the ocean, particularly in deep, low-oxygen waters where the impacts of climate change are becoming significant

“This work demonstrates how organisms find ways to adapt and interact with specific organisms in a symbiotic or parasitic way to survive in hostile environments.”