Common ocean bacteria struggle to divide when conditions change, reshaping how warming seas affect ecosystems.
New research by Patrick Sorensen at the University of Rhode Island reveals a vulnerable process as snowpacks shrink, ...
A new study finds that a trait helping a marine bacterium survive and flourish today may ultimately become its Achilles Heel as ocean conditions continue to shift.
Why dead bacteria are the secret to a happier gut - Postbiotics are stealing the spotlight for their ability to support ...
After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. Matriyoshka/iStock via Getty Images Plus Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms ...
A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to ...
Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...
Climate change is intensifying environmental constraints on agriculture and global food security. Increasing temperature ...
Common food bacteria could be rewired to produce more vitamins—and "help to transform nutrition and medicine." This is the discovery of scientists at Rice University who have revealed how a bacterium ...
From an animal perspective, elevated microbial pressure drives early microbiome evolution which is foundational to intestinal ...