We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

In a groundbreaking study, researcher Kostas Konstantinidis has reshaped our understanding of microbial life, challenging the long-standing belief that bacteria do not form distinct species. For years ...

Gut Microbes may have helped fuel the evolution of large human brains, shaping brain metabolism and gene activity, new ...

Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively ...

Experiments aboard the International Space Station have shown that bacteriophages can still infect Escherichia coli under ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

Using data from over 3,000 infant samples worldwide, this groundbreaking study unlocks the secrets of gut microbiome development, setting the stage for improved child health diagnostics globally.

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...