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It looks like microbes can help clean up mining pollution
Experiments at an abandoned 4,000-year-old mine have researchers optimistic
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Environmental Microbiology
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Science
The next therapeutic frontier may be in your gut
Scientists are trying to harness the microbiome for healing
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
Refrigeration slows – but doesn't stop – food rot. Now scientists know why
Bacteria like E. coli have a system to recover from the cold
Molecular Microbiology
UC San Francisco
The secret to sounder sleep may be lurking in our guts
New research shows that stressed med students on probiotics got better shut-eye
Neuroscience
University of Washington
2 peer comments
Don't fear germs – at least not too much
Microbes are neither purely 'good' nor 'bad'
Microbiology
3 peer comments
Scientists want to harness our microbiomes for cancer treatments
Microbes' fight for survival can help cancers thrive or help us treat it
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Molecular Microbiology
UC San Francisco
Can corals be saved? The key may be in their microbes
Biologists are studying corals with techniques designed for humans
Environmental Health
University of Georgia
3 peer comments
How scientists are mapping the building blocks of life
A microscopic moonshot hopes to revolutionize biology
Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How gut bacteria manipulates your immune system – by mimicking it
Scientists are discovering how microbes 'speak' with the body
Molecular Microbiology
UC San Francisco
1 peer comment
Genes are like the cosmos: the more we discover, the more we have to explore
"I don't know how to keep the air in my chest thinking about the scale and size of the unknown"
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
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Why teamwork is better than attempting lone heroism in science
A story of failure, collaboration, and incredibly tiny medicine
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Chemistry
University of Toronto
Scientists are recruiting live bacteria to fight deadly infections
A study in rural India is raising hopes for a future without antibiotics
Genomics
University of Alberta
3 peer comments
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HIV uses camouflage to hide from cell defenses
Viruses are fighting an evolutionary arms race in our DNA
Developmental Biology
UC Berkeley
2 peer comments
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Beetles exploit bacteria labor to grow their exoskeletons
New research has revealed a "symbiotic organ" in weevils, showing how tiny organisms shape larger life
Molecular Microbiology
UC San Francisco
3 peer comments
Scientists found an entire herpes virus genome hiding out in fish DNA
Researchers have made a bizarre discovery involving transposons, parasitic DNA found in fish (and humans)
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
2 peer comments
Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?
A microbiologist explains the latest gut science
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Microbiology
Brown University
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Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges
Remember that study about the 'dangerous' bacteria hiding in your kitchen sponge? Not so fast
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
We're beginning to understand the 'tumor microenvironment' that makes cancer so resilient
The cellular processes that help tumors thrive in the body are a promising new target for cancer treatments
Biochemistry
University of Ottawa
How do mosses reproduce? By spreading their seed on everything
That's right: come for the soft, cool outdoor perch – leave covered in moss sperm
Botany
University of Florida
The soil microbiome could change agriculture—if we can understand it
Tinkering with the buzzing "social network" in the soil could be a new frontier for making crops grow faster and healthier.
Microbial Ecology
Oregon State University
A scientist explains why you should approach exciting microbiome news with caution
We know the microbiome is important to health, but we're still developing the tools to understand how and why
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Computational Biology
Stanford University
These tiny methane-eating organisms have an outsize impact on our climate models
They don't need as much oxygen as we think, and that's a big deal for climate scientists.
Microbial Ecology
Oregon State University