Recent study suggests that wild mold strains could be domesticated intentionally to produce new kinds of artisanal foods

New study opens up the possibility of using CRISPR to alter the makeup of the human microbiome in a way that could be personalized and specific from person to person

Phase I trial will evaluate combination of fecal transplants and immunotherapy for melanoma

Zebrafish researchers discover a self-defense mechanism of the gut

Most microbes are inside the apple—but the strains depend on which bits you eat, and whether you go organic

Scientists have identified a marine bacterium whose enzymatic system can break down ulvan into an energy source

New findings add to scientists' understanding of the limits of life on Earth, but may also have implications for the search for alien life

How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health?

Researchers detail the first-ever successful use of a technique called BONCAT to isolate active microbes present in a sample of soil

Age also seems to be a factor, with younger guts more bacterially diverse (a good thing) than older ones