These organisms perform important functions that include digesting unused nutrients, producing vitamins, stimulating normal immune development, countering harmful bacteria and fostering maturation of ...

For generations, wise aunties and grandmothers have advised that the quickest path to the heart is through the stomach. Our ...

A study has again established the effects of microorganisms on human food and healthy living, courtesy of recent research by Dr. Stephen Akinola, a researcher at The Ohio State University, United ...

When we think of bacteria (and other microorganisms) most of us think of them as "germs" that cause diseases. Even medical research until recent years focused on microbes that cause disease and didn't ...

Approaches to describe the tree of life have been based on the physical characteristics and metabolic features of distinguished organisms. The advent of molecular methods has widened the diversity of ...

According to a new study, the composition of beneficial microorganisms within the mouth differs over a range of subsistence strategies -- from nomadic hunter gatherers to farmers to industrialized ...

The role of soil and forests in greenhouse gas sequestration has been studied for a long time. However, forests are also home to invisible organisms that may affect the climate. "Soil, water and ...

A new study provides insights into the role of microbes and their interaction as drivers of interspecific differences in coral thermal bleaching. A new study provides insights into the role of ...