Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

A newly identified class of RNA molecules has been discovered in bacteria living inside the human body. These circular ...

The microbiome-the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body-plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...

Bacteria aren't just mindless microbes. New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that single bacterial cells can carry a "memory" of their past environments-passing it down through ...

Food additives eaten during pregnancy can change gut bacteria and raise later inflammation and weight gain risk, even without ...

A combination of two classical biological laws, the global constraint principle delves deeper into complex biological processes.

Rocky planets that are about earth-size, or maybe two to three times larger, will offer the best chances for simple microbial life, says geodynamicist. Despite endless debate on how and why earth has ...