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Saliva is just what we needed to create a new malaria vaccine

The mistake mosquitos made? Leaving their spit behind

Neuroscience

University of Washington

1 peer comment

It looks like microbes can help clean up mining pollution

Rose Jones, Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Science

The next therapeutic frontier may be in your gut

Kevin Pels, The Scripps Research Institute

Refrigeration slows – but doesn't stop – food rot. Now scientists know why

Melanie Silvis, UC San Francisco

The secret to sounder sleep may be lurking in our guts

Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

Don't fear germs – at least not too much

Jennifer Tsang, Microbiology

Scientists want to harness our microbiomes for cancer treatments

Melanie Silvis, UC San Francisco

Can corals be saved? The key may be in their microbes

Maite Ghazaleh Bucher, University of Georgia

How scientists are mapping the building blocks of life

Josh Peters, 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

Dan Samorodnitsky

Why teamwork is better than attempting lone heroism in science

Samantha McWhirter, University of Toronto

Scientists are recruiting live bacteria to fight deadly infections

Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

HIV uses camouflage to hide from cell defenses

Maya Emmons-Bell, UC Berkeley

Beetles exploit bacteria labor to grow their exoskeletons

Melanie Silvis, UC San Francisco

Scientists found an entire herpes virus genome hiding out in fish DNA

Dan Samorodnitsky

Can the right microbes really solve all your health problems?

Namrata Iyer, Brown University

Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges

Kevin Pels, 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

Jerald Pinson, University of Florida

The soil microbiome could change agriculture—if we can understand it

Michael Graw, Oregon State University

A scientist explains why you should approach exciting microbiome news with caution

Ilana Arbisser, Stanford University

These tiny methane-eating organisms have an outsize impact on our climate models

Michael Graw, Oregon State University